Layla stepped into the main room of the cabin and looked around. Atreus was nowhere to be seen. Puzzled, she walked cautiously into the room. Beyond the bathing area and the kitchen was another large fireplace that was burning softly and past that was a door.

Maybe he had stepped outside to get more firewood.

She made her way toward the door and opened it. Chilly, fresh, mountain air greeted her. The sun was just about to greet the sky, casting a bluish-gray ...