Taken in the Tree Farm (Dark Nights Collection)

by Dana LeeAnn

"You look so pretty when you run from me."

"You fought so hard," I whisper against her skin. "Put up such a good fight. Made me work for it." "I lost," she whispers, and there's something raw in her voice. "No." I meet her eyes. "You surrendered. That takes more courage than fighting ever could."

"This is the best hot chocolate I've ever had," Seraphina says, taking another sip. "What did you put in it?" "Peppermint schnapps, heavy cream, and a little vanilla." I settle beside her on the rug, my own mug in hand. "I used real peppermint sticks instead of extract."