no more than two, lay shivering and soaked, lips tinged blue, eyes wide with terror.
“Oh my God,” John whispered, lifting him gently. The warmth of his jacket seeped into the boy’s chilled body. Barbara nudged closer, sniffing cautiously, then licked the boy’s cheek. He flinched, then relaxed.
Minutes felt like hours as John wrapped the child in his continue reading …