For God's sake. Her friend. Her most loyal friend. How could she be walking away like this? Scrunching through the snow toward the trees? Pearl too, although Pearl had the good grace to shrug sheepishly about it. Pearl knew exactly what Ruby was like. Always making scenes, trouble, getting into fights. Ruby would be back. They both would. They didn't really mean this.

It didn't stop what pricked Cass's eyes. Or the fist that grasped her throat so she couldn't swallow. Over ...