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My legs are numb. My ass is numb.

It’s so cold.

Is he out looking for me? I doubt he even knows I came.

No one knows where I am.

It’s so cold.

The game. I’m going to miss the game if I don’t get back in time.

It’s too cold to move.

Coach is going to be mad at me.

My parents.

I let my team down.

So cold.

“Willa,” a voice calls to me from down a tunnel.

Am I dead?

“I got you.”

I’m ready to go. I’m so cold.

“Hold on.”

Chapter 9

Carter

I was sleeping on the couch when what sounded like a huge barrel rolling down the steps woke me.

“You can’t go up the mountain,” our captain, Alex, shouts after a stampeding Luca.

They both stop at the bottom of the stairway when they see me.

“What are you doing out here?” Alex notices the bed I set up for myself.

The entire house is fast asleep, and normally I’d be in my room too, but I can’t stand sharing a room with Hines. All I want is some peace and quiet. Not to be questioned about every move I make from my annoyingly chatty teammate. The guy doesn’t shut up.

“I fell asleep playing a game.” I rub my eyes with a yawn, blaming the video game the guys and I were playing earlier and standing as if to go back to my room. I snuck back out here when everyone else went to bed.

“Whatever.” Luca brushes me off. “Can I borrow your car?”

“Uh... no.” What the fuck would he need my car for?

“Willa is stuck somewhere up the mountain.” Luca steps forward to plead his case. “I need to find her before she gets hurt.”

Jumping into action, I grab my sweatshirt and hop over the back of the couch. Willa is hurt. That’s all I needed to hear to get my ass in gear.

“I have extra snow gear in my trunk.” I look over Luca in his thin Drexton Hall Huskies fleece, jeans, and slip on sneakers. “Do you have a good coat? I only have one.”

I was watching the snow coming down outside the window before I finally fell asleep. The storm will be worse up the mountain and if Luca is going to help, he needs to wear something better than that.

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