Chapter 9
“Ella, wait up!” Mitchell called out.
Ella slowly turned to watch as Mitchell strode toward her. Her nervous gaze moved to Jayden who was standing a short distance behind him. She released the breath she was holding when Jayden shook her head and drew a line across her lips.
The people in the village were beginning to clean up from another day of building and gathering. Ella had hunted on her way back to the village. She had startled some pheasants and had been able to kill two, which meant she would have a good dinner tonight. She would save the feathers and bones to use later.
“Hi Mitchell,” Ella greeted, pushing back her hair. “It looks like you had a good hunt today.”
“Yes,” he replied, glancing over his shoulder where several of the men were cleaning a large buck. “I he
