i no longer looked like the small-town girl from nowhere and instead looked like a movie star . im glad somebody noticed , she snapped . yeah , i guess i really nailed that landing . he nearly choked , `` are you serious ? '' the wolf wiped the blood off on his leg . the door opened and i fell backward . only a lone lamp hanging on the side of the stable cast a faint light across the ground . but the space beside me was empty . winter raven was ice-skating in her winter wonderland . 