Kayla
I didn’t want Nora anywhere near me, let alone sitting at the fire I’d worked so hard to build. But something about the way she just stood there, staring at me with her arms crossed and her expression unreadable, made me hesitate. Maybe it was the exhaustion from the day, or the cold that had seeped into my bones, but I didn’t have the energy to fight her off right now.
“Fine,” I said, lowering my spear slightly. “But if you try anything, I’ll stab you with this.”
Nora raised an eyebrow, her smirk returning. “Oh, I’m so scared of your stick with a pointy rock attached.”
With that, she stepped closer and sat down on the other side of the fire. The flames flickered between us, casting shadows across her face. For a moment, neither of us spoke. The only sounds were the c
