Ash.” Margaret knew her voice was trembling. “Why are you doing this?”

“Because I adore you. Because you looked so stricken when I saw you and I couldn’t bear not to comfort you.” His voice was warm breath against her skin. “Did you know, when you left that room, you took all the light with you?

“I knew the instant Margaret spoke that she intended to use me as a weapon. What…”

“Maybe that’s what I have been looking for. When storms and rockslides threaten,…”

“Miss Edmonton: I don't even know where to start. It's too horrifying to even sp…”

“The Bible got it wrong when it intimated that the valley contained the shadow o…”