Chapter 51

• Jeri laughed as Liri tackled Abe, and the two of them tumbled in the snow together.
• “He deserved that,” Trendan said quietly from behind her.
• She nodded. “I would have pushed him off the mountain if he’d put snow down my back.” She glanced at him. He was smiling, too. “I like it here.” She looked back out the window. “No traffic. No garbage.” She took a slow, deep breath. “The smell of the fire is much better than anything I’d smell at home.”