The walk back to the cabin was heavy, the silence almost unbearable. The air carried the scent of nature, soft, gentle , but none of them seemed to notice.

Their footsteps made noise against the gravel path, and the moonlight shone so bright, it cast a long shadow behind them. Ivy trailed a little behind, her head lowered, her chest still burning from everything that had just happened.

She was still comprehending his words, his confession. He was finally his, taking away Evelyn chances with ...