Summary

In Chapter 42, after she led him out of the snowstorm Garrett could not sleep well. He thought constantly about Faina. He continued to go into the woods pretending he was trapping but in reality looking for her. Finally he stood beside her tracks and called out to her saying he only wanted to talk. When she came out he apologized for shooting her fox. She showed him the entrance to a bear’s cave. After they’d walked away from the cave she told him it was a mother bear and cubs who called the cave their home. Garrett was awe struck because he’d never been that close to a bear before.

In Chapter 43, Garrett arrived at Mabel’s house with a puppy he’d bought for Faina. He asked if he could stay with the puppy in the barn until...