Troubled Heart
I didn’t have an answer for that, and I wasn’t about to feed Makayla empty words to make her feel better.
Instead, I shifted gears. “I know you probably don’t want to play another game right now,” I said, forcing a lighter tone, “but I do think we should stay out in the living room where the fire is unless you want to wake up in a block of ice.”
She let out a slow breath, glancing toward the small, dimly lit room. “You mean unless I want to freeze like my soul already has?”
I smirked. “Exactly.”
Silence stretched between us before she finally pushed herself up from the bed. She said nothing but followed me back to the living room, sinking onto the couch beside me. It wasn’t much, but it was
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