Chapter 26

Theo became soaked again on his trip to town, mainly when he got out to search the ditch for Star's purse, and the clothes she'd been wearing when the transformation hit. He found them about halfway between the car and the cabin and scooped them all into a plastic grocery bag. Then, after making a grocery run and the necessary calls, he retrieved her suitcase from her car while he waited for the tow truck operator. Once her car was hauled to the garage, he returned to the cabin to find Star had cleaned up after dinner and done a load of laundry. Apparently her ankle wasn't bothering her much at all, though he chewed her out for abusing it anyway.

"I told my parents I wasn't coming up," he informed her as they sat in front of the fire he'd built. Star lounged on the sofa with her ankle up while he sat on the floor with his back against the front of the couch. "I also told Sam you were fine, but that I would stay here overnight to keep an eye on you, just in case. He wanted to rush up h