Ice Cold Heart - Part 2 The small battery-operated clock said 7:02 when Lykaios glanced at it. Dinner had been canned vegetables and a bottle of water. It was enough to take the edge off the hunger, but stomach pangs still teased and the prince found his mood worsened by it.Lykaios was happy that his sister had finally managed to fall asleep. Luciana had been so upset when their mother had left that she had spent several hours crying. Holding her doll to her chest, the girl slumbered quietly in the corner.Sara appeared from the door, carrying a torch. She placed it in the makeshift holder on the wall and sat down. “The fire’s nearly out. I just don’t have the energy to keep it going. I’ll have to start one again in the morning.”“If we don’t freeze to death before then,” Lykaios sneered.The redhead had been so pensive most of the time, blowing off his comments. This time she stood, moving towards him in challenge. “Why are you so
Ice Cold Heart - Part 1“C’mon, Lykaios, hurry!”The young man looked at his sister and rolled his eyes. “It’s not like they’re going to leave without us, you know.”Luciana giggled and pulled on her brother’s arm. She couldn’t help it, she was excited. When she had first come to Gale City years earlier, she had seen airplanes up in the sky and had read about them in storybooks. They fascinated her and she had always wanted to ride in one, but never had the chance. That was about to change.Lykaios stared through the window at the small jet sitting out on the air field and frowned. “I don’t know about that thing. It doesn’t look safe. I’d far rather travel on a dragon or griffin.”A slender hand fell on the prince’s shoulder. “I’ve ridden on a griffin before. Trust me, this is much more comfortable.” Sara moved away from the man, dropping her duffel bag onto a nearby chair.The small ebony-haired girl g
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