With those words, Adrian caressed Mya’s long hair as he smiled.

Mya cracked a bitter smile at Adrian and stopped speaking.

Both of them ate their fill at the barbecue joint. Soon after, they checked into a motel and planned to return to Southrive with the Snows early the next morning.

***

It was late at night and Yelloton was enshrouded in darkness. Megan was hastily packing her suitcases at home. She was both emotional and jubilant as she imagined reuniting with her daughter who had been mi