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Chapter 56 — Ofiura's POV

Author: Ivy Crane
last update publish date: 2026-10-26 20:08:30

Chapter 56 — Ofiura's POV

"Drink this. Then I'll leave you alone."

Maren held out a battered steel thermos, her expression as unreadable as ever. I took it with both hands, because mine were still shaking, and she lowered herself onto the other end of the fallen log without another word.

We were half a mile from the lake, where the gravel road gave up and became a pair of muddy ruts. Her car sat at the verge with its engine ticking as it cooled. I'd walked the whole way with my sleeve pressed a
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