CHAPTER 1
11:48 pm, the day before the Winter Solstice
“I can’t believe Nick and I are actually getting married!” Willow squealed.
Kennedy listened to her roommate through a thick fog of jet lag-induced exhaustion. Driving five hours in the dark wasn’t how she’d planned to spend her first night of Christmas vacation in Alaska. She took a sip of what had once been hot cocoa and was now a grainier version of chocolate milk.
“I’m really excited for you.” Kennedy hoped her voice held the right amount of enthusiasm. If she thought Willow and Nick’s engagement came suddenly, it was nothing compared to how fast they’d set the date.
The day after tomorrow, just a few days before Christmas, Willow and Nick would exchange their vows in the little country church near Willow’s childhood home in C
