After their departure, Millie’s lips tightened.

Was Nancy truly leaving? She suspected that Nancy might not really want to go.

Marcus slid Nancy’s application into his drawer, then tured to Millie, his brow furrowed.

“Wait, you didn’t finish the story. How did you fall into that snow pit?”

Millie waved her hand in dismissal. “It’s nothing, really,” she replied, brushing off his concern. “The pit was hidden, and I stumbled into it. I was lucky to survive.” ©

She resolved to drop the issue with Nancy for now, especially since Nancy was leaving, and she had no proof.

furrowed. He knew Millie was withholding the

no fool. He had already pieced together a theory based on Nancy’s strange behavior, but he couldn’t act against her right

reached for a glass of water and drank, her mouth parched

bed, fatigue overtaking her. She needed rest

condition had not improved significantly despite her resolve to take care

mild fever, she slowly opened her heavy eyes to find

placing his elbows

hearing a rustle from the bed, Marcus

Millie asked, eyeing the

when you

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