"You abandoned her!"
I abandoned her!
Keenan staggered backward. His hands fell from his chest. The emerald pendant bounced as his fingers let go. It spun quickly, the twist coming undone.
Blood had dripped down the sides of his neck and onto the gold chain. It splattered around as the twist came undone.
"I did, I know," he mumbled with a pained expression. "You should have something more to tell me than just a strange woman."
"I don't even know if she's alive," she whispered. "She lost a lot of blood and the—" Winnie let the words die in her throat. She didn't think it was her place to tell him about the baby.
"The what?" He staggered some more, looking like he might fall any moment.
"The ice. Using that much power took a toll on her."
His face crumpled some more, and he swayed. "What did this strange woman look like?" His voice didn't have its usual cadence.
"Why? Do you want to go after her?"
