Chapter 189

“She… she left, Cormac… and I… I—”

The words stuck halfway out of my throat. I sat on the ground, palms flat against the frost-bitten grass, staring at the same patch of dying flowers that hadn’t changed in three days.

Cormac crouched beside me, his breath clouding in the air. “You’re still here.”

“Where else would I go?”

“Inside. Anywhere that isn’t frozen solid.” He exhaled, rubbing his hands to