Frozen by Erin Bowman

Author:Erin Bowman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014-02-26T05:00:00+00:00

It is dark and once again snowing when we move the car alongside the Wall to make our crossing. Xavier lends me his bow—I’ve never favored firearms, especially if they don’t have a lengthy barrel—and he takes one of my father’s handguns so that the team staying behind isn’t left unarmed. Sammy has the second of my father’s guns, and Bree, the weapon that’s been tucked in her waistband since I threatened Jackson with it.

There were only two pairs of night-vision goggles in the Order’s car and I’m wearing one of them. Bree has the other. The rest of the team coming with us has flashlights stowed away, though the goal is to avoid using them unless absolutely necessary. We’ve also got a handheld radio so that we can communicate with the crew staying behind. Clipper double- and triple-checks the channels and reception before telling me we’re ready.

As the team scrambles onto the car to make the climb, a hand grabs my elbow. Emma.

“I want to go with you,” she says. “I could help if someone gets hurt.” She puts her palms on the front of my jacket and I feel a familiar ache in my chest.

“No one’s getting hurt.”

“But if they do, I should be there.”

“Clipper knows enough first aid to handle anything minor.”

She frowns. “If the worst injuries will be minor, I don’t see why I can’t come.”

This debate could go in circles all night. I put my hands on her shoulders. “Emma.” She looks up at me. “Please stay here, with Bo and Xavier. With people we trust. Where it’s safe. I’ll be back soon.”

She glances at the Wall. “Just be careful?”

“I’ll try my hardest not to do anything stupid.”

“I’m not sure that makes me feel better. I know how you are.”

I laugh, then freeze as she hooks her hands behind my neck. She raises herself up onto her toes and plants a kiss on my lips. Quick and friendly, but there are a million memories attached to it.

“I have a good feeling about this,” she says, stepping back. “Group A. The mission. A real good feeling.”

“Me, too,” I say, overwhelmed with newfound confidence. “I’ll see you soon. Promise.”

She gives me her typical half smile. “I’ll be waiting.”

I head for the car, climb onto the roof where the team waits impatiently. Especially Bree. She’s scowling at me, arms folded against her chest, pointer fingers tapping her biceps. There’s something else to the expression, an emotion I can’t place. Fear, maybe? Anxiety?

“You okay?” I ask.

“I’m a big girl, Gray. I don’t care who you kiss.”

“I meant about the Wall,” I say, taken aback. “Are you ready?”

“Oh.” Now she looks insulted, almost as if she wanted me to ask about a kiss I didn’t initiate or plan for. “Of course.” She pauses and frowns. “Unless they’re crazy like Fallyn predicted—a bunch of savages. That would complicate things.”

Fallyn, a Rebel captain and the main representative of Bree’s people from Saltwater, never supported our mission. She swore we’d trek halfway across

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