Chapter 34

***POV:Amara***

Voices get louder on the other side of the barn, and I slowly get closer, curiosity getting the better of me. I can distinctly make out Cole’s soothing deep voice, although it sounds irritated right now. I peek around the corner, unseen. He is talking to one of the Sanderson girls from a neighboring farm. In the last couple of months of me being here, I have met most of their neighbors. For being so spread apart, they really have formed a fairly tight knit community, rooted in trading and looking out for each other. This particular girl Emma, she isn’t looking out for anyone but herself right now. She is standing as close to Cole as he will allow, looking up at him with big blue eyes, pleading.

“Cole, just give us a chance, that is all I am asking. We could be so good together.”

“Emma, you are still a kid, and like a sister to me.” He says to her gently, putting his hands on her shoulders and holding her at arm’s length. I can tell he is trying to be gentle with her b