Ferryman by CLAIRE MCFALL

Author:CLAIRE MCFALL [McFall, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781536222333
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2021-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

TRISTAN WATCHED HER GAZING AT THE WAVES. HER EYES WERE wide, catching the light sparkling on the surface, but seeing nothing. Her face looked peaceful, forehead unlined with a slight smile playing softly across her lips. Her hands were now jammed between her knees, and the pose made him grin, although it quickly faded when he remembered why. She was right to listen to him; there were things lurking here that belonged only in her nightmares. Creatures of the deep. Still, her mood was calm, and so the weather matched accordingly. At this pace they would be safely across and out of danger long before dark. To the safe house. He couldn’t bring himself to think any further ahead than that.

“How long?” Dylan murmured softly.

He stared at her, confused.

“Till we get there,” she clarified.

“To the next safe house?” Please let that be the question, he thought, panicking.

“Till we reach the end.” She looked up at that point, and her eyes bored into him.

He found that he couldn’t lie. “Tomorrow,” he croaked.

Tomorrow. So soon. One more night, then he would have to let her go and never see her again. His throat constricted at the thought. Ordinarily, this lake crossing was the best part of the journey. Ordinarily, he longed to be free of whatever soul burdened him, desperate to get away from the whining, complaining, and self-pity. Not this time. It would be agony to watch her go where she deserved, but where he could never follow. He watched Dylan’s eyes widen as she took in his words. They seemed to shimmer slightly, and he wondered for one brief, euphoric but painful moment whether they held tears. He looked away, concentrating on where he was going. He couldn’t stand to see her face anymore. His fingers trembled, and he tightened his grip on the oars as he pulled the two of them closer to goodbye.

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