Chapter 93

Elodie

The river looked alive.

Not in the way water usually moved, but in the way it watched. Moonlight barely touched its surface, the current dark and fast, whispering against rocks like it carried secrets from far away. My heart pounded as we reached its edge.

“This is the fastest route,” Randy said, already stepping forward. “And the most dangerous.”

Of course it was.

I swallowed and followed him in.

The cold hit instantly, sharp enough to steal my breath. The water ...