Shelter from the Cold

Harper wondered if she'd heard wrong. But when she glanced over, she saw Rowan looking dead serious, like he was trying to figure out a puzzle he just couldn't solve.

The big rat got pissed off when Rowan poked it, bared its teeth, and looked ready to bite him. Rowan was startled and quickly let go of the stick.

That was when it finally hit him. Maybe the rat really did hate him, and that was wh