CHAPTER 3
AURORAMars hurried back through the forest, away from me and toward the lake, sneaking through the hidden cave that only I knew about, climbing around a small cliff, and moving his large frame between close rocks to come to a clearing at the lake.
I squeezed my pregnant body between the rocks, desperate to follow and see him again.
But the closer we approached the lake, the quicker his pace became. I pumped my legs faster to keep up and shielded my face with my hand, the reflection of the sparkling sun against the blue lake too bright.
Tree bark, leaves, and twigs scraped against my legs, but I didn’t care. And neither did Ruffles because she was right by my side, following me every single step of the way to see Mars again.
When I emerged through the shaggy, verdant trees, M
