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shoved Isaiah. “Liam and Jason will help her.”
    Rhea flailed in the snow. “Someone help me out of this.” She refused Liam and Jason’s help. “Zach, help me!”
    But Zach ignored her plea for help. He held his gun ready, presumably in case Cade or Isaiah tried anything. Breathing hard, Rhea finally crawled far enough to lie flat on a section of packed snow.
    Then Heidi reached forward and helped Rhea back to her feet. When Rhea was steady, she shoved Heidi to the ground. Eyes wide, Heidi gazed up at Rhea. What kind of person accepted help, then returned the favor with a vindictive act? Isaiah figured Rhea had simply taken out her disappointment and frustration with Zach on Heidi. Weird and perverse.
    Isaiah reached for Heidi and assisted her back to her snowshoed feet. He didn’t know why, but he tugged her to him and held tight. “How are you holding up?”
    Stupid question.
    Wearing a deep frown, Cade headed back to the front of the pack.
    She squeezed harder. “I’m okay.”
    Zach pulled her away from Isaiah and gestured for Isaiah to get going. “Go on. I’ll watch over her.”
    Heidi’s eyes narrowed, and Isaiah couldn’t stand the dread he saw there. But she gave a subtle shake of her head. She wanted him to comply so there wouldn’t be more trouble.
    He grabbed the bag he’d dropped, as did Heidi. All the gear and packs they carried, and some they pulled, made their journey sluggish in the loose snow. They were all loaded down like packing mules. It couldn’t be helped.
    What he wouldn’t give for a pair of skis right now.
    Or even better, for his weapon back.
    “Get going.” Zach started forward, and Isaiah took his place in front of him. He didn’t miss the murderous look in Rhea’s gaze as she watched Zach with Heidi.
    Was that for Zach or Heidi?
    In the foreboding environment, time seemed to stand still, making it appear as if they hadn’t made any progress at all through the gap. But they pressed on anyway, finally reaching a wide opening where they could see for miles. Then, just as Isaiah feared, the wind picked up to a fierce tempo, swirling blinding snow in their paths, and all around them. Isaiah couldn’t see in front of him or behind him.
    They were going to lose each other forever.
    At one point, Isaiah looked up to see nothing but blinding white erasing any sense of sky or earth or horizon. Vertigo knocked him to his knees. Zach and Heidi stumbled over him into the snow. He gripped Heidi’s hand. If they made a run for it, even if they couldn’t see where they were going, at least they would be free from Zach.
    Pulling her to her feet, Isaiah took off. But Zach toppled him, and even in the blizzard the man wouldn’t give up his fight, pressing his weapon into Isaiah’s temple. “I should shoot you right here.”
    “Do it. Go ahead and do it! We’re all going to die anyway,” Isaiah yelled over the storm. “We can’t see where we’re going. I told you this would happen. You’re insane.”
    Cade pulled Zach off and got in Isaiah’s face. “We don’t have time for this. We’re going to die if we don’t stick together through this storm.”
    “What should we do?” Heidi yelled. “It’s a complete whiteout!”
    “We stop here.” Cade grabbed Zach by the collar. “We’ll never make it through this.”
    “How do we put up the tents now?” Zach stumbled back, snow sticking to his cheeks and eyebrows. “What about a snow cave?”
    “No!” Cade and Isaiah said at the same time.
    “You and your men build snow walls like I showed you last night,” Isaiah said, “while Cade, Heidi and I set up the tents. We can do it quickly.”
    Zach shook his head. He wasn’t buying it.
    “Look, every second you wait we’re all getting closer to death. Hypothermia is a real threat. Rhea looks like she’s already there. You have no choice.”
    The man had to admit Isaiah was right. The group huddled together in a circle while the blinding blizzard that left them unable

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