I couldn't sleep and the cabin was quiet. The only sounds were the fire crackling and the soft, even breathing of the two people I watched over.
I looked at Ava’s chest moving up and down while her face looked calm in sleep. Leon was a small ball under the blankets, deep in his dreams.
The snow storm was over. Outside the window, the world was covered in snow though. The air was still and you could almost hear the silence itself. I pulled on my heavy coat and boots. I had to be careful to lock the door tightly behind me because I don't want anything to happen to these two while I'm not here.
I walked away from the warmth of the cabin and into the shadows of the trees. My boots made sounds in the snow.
I knew exactly where to go. My feet walked a path I hadn’t used in years, but my
