I woke up at 5am the following morning, and I reached over and realized that Ethan wasn't there. It didn't look like he came to bed at all. But his scent was really strong in the room, so I knew that he had been in here recently. He probably came in to check on me or something like that.

I got changed into a red and white sports top, matching tights, socks, and sand shoes, and I left the packhouse.

I headed for the woods, but I stayed on the inside of the tree line, and I jogged ...