Chapter 38 The Sub-team

• Time never healed Ciara’s hurt. Each day gave her heart a fresh wound because every morning she had to wake up and see Scott. He avoided her and didn’t talk to her, and the happiness she felt before now turned to pain.
• She had been training with the rest of the patrol team and she was making rapid progress that made Scott’s friends smile. Even Maila was a little soft on her, though she still frowned whenever she spoke to her, and never smiled when she greeted her.
• The friendliness that the people of Silvercrest had slowly shown lightened her heart a bit, though not by much. That was enough for a start.