Fragile Peace

~DONOVAN~

I walk back into the cabin, still dripping lake water. My breath catches when I see Valerie.

She's changed back into the black dress from last night—the one that follows every curve of her body like a whisper.

Her hair is still damp, falling in loose waves around her shoulders. She looks like something from a dream I never knew I had.

Leo rushes past me, calling out to his mother. She tu