Chapter 14
Ella struggled through the snow. Her face ached from the frozen tears on her cheeks. She brushed a snow stiffened glove across her cheek, wincing when the ice encrusted on it cut into her flesh.
The sound of a wolf howling sent a wave of panic through her. Her breath caught and she looked wildly around. The river. If she could somehow get across the river, she could lose them on the other side.
A low sob caught in her throat as the snow grabbed at her legs, slowing her down. She was so close. She could hear the sound of the water.
She stumbled on the rocks, wincing when her bad ankle twisted, and she fell heavily to the ground. If only she had her lance with her. It would help balance her. She climbed to her feet, hissing when her ankle protested.
“No,” Ella whispered when
