Ivy wasn’t scared at all. She cut straight to the point and shouted, “Jake, you’re a coward! Anyone who didn’t know better would think you came to Riverburg to avenge your parents and sister. But I see it now—you’re just too scared to even accept the fact that they’re gone!”

Jake was so furious he actually laughed. “Alright, Ivy. Just don’t let me catch you!”

If he didn’t teach this reckless little brat a lesson, he wouldn’t be ...