Hayden braced herself against the dash, then unbuckled her belt. She yelped as she dropped against the driver’s side door more forcefully than either of them had expected. The truck groaned around them, and slid a few more inches along the branches.
“We’re so high…” Hayden murmured, eyes almost glassy as she stared down the steep cliffside.
“Yeah, we are, so we need to get out of this thing and get to that ledge. You see it? Down and to the right?” Please focus, honey. He kept praying for her to trust him and fight her fears.
Please focus, honeyHer gaze sharpened on him, then slid to where he’d pointed. She gave a little nod and started to slide through the open windshield like he had.
“That’s it.” He held out a hand to her. “Take my hand, Hayden.”
She reached for him, eyes wide yet f
