Ivy‘s pov.

That night, Mae's father had dismissed me afterwards without saying another word but afterward she didn’t come back to the tent.

When morning finally came, I stepped outside.

The air was cold and sharp, the sky still painted gray. Now that daylight had touched the place, I saw everything I hadn’t noticed last night.

“How did you sleep?”

The voice came from behind me. I turned and saw Mae walking up, a sack slung over her shoulder. Her hair was pulled back this time, face ...