Chapter 214: Trapped by the Storm
(Olivia's POV)
The sky seemed to have a hole in it. Rain poured down in sheets, creating a deafening roar against the roof of Rachel's modest home. I stood by the window, watching water droplets form a curtain under the eaves, blurring my vision of the outside world.
"It doesn't look like it's going to let up anytime soon," I murmured, more to myself than to Emma who stood beside me.
The village had no proper roads, just muddy paths that were now completely saturated. Each step outside would require extraordinary effort, pulling one's foot from the sucking mud only to plunge it into another patch of slippery earth.
Emma sighed. "At this rate, we'll be stuck here for days."
I nodded grimly, watching as James Morrison trudged up the path toward the hou
