Refuge in the Rain

VALERIE

Roman steered my numb body through the torrential storm. I did not fight his hold. I lacked the strength to do anything but place one foot blindly in front of the other. The rain fell in punishing, freezing sheets, obscuring the lush resort grounds and blurring the world into a gray, watery smear. My teeth chattered in a rapid, painful rhythm. The biting cold pierced my skin, yet I felt d