Chapter 13: Happy to Go Anywhere

Slightly taken aback, Blake shoved his hands into his pockets. “I don’t know…”

“Please! I promise, I won’t be in the way. Maybe I can even help.”

His eyes narrowed. “That cabin is even more remote than this one, only accessible by float plane. There’s not a road for miles, just acres and acres of wilderness. There’s no place for you to go.”

Shasta shook her head. “No, I’m not trying to leave, I just… I’m so tired of being alone.” There was raw hope in her eyes. “Please let me go with you.”

The “no” was on his lips as he drew in a deep breath and debated with himself. The vision of her the previous night, alone and sobbing in the cabin, filled his mind, and he still felt like a shit for making her cry. He’d come damn close to it just now, without even meaning to. “Okay, you can come.”

She jumped up and squealed, gripping his hand tightly. “Thank you, thank you so much! I’ll help, I promise.”