The cold damp wind blew through my hair. My soaked blouse clung to my skin. Tristan's warmth lessened the chill, but the side of my body that wasn't beside his was being hit with polar strength. It felt almost numb. So when Tristan unexpectedly dropped me, the plunge didn't feel as painful.
Even if I had my eyes squeezed tight, even if I couldn't see the unexpected cause of my sudden drop, I knew that something really bad had happened. If a normal person had been carrying me while running, I would've thought he'd stumbled over a rock or a twisted root. But this wasn't a normal person. It was Tristan. Running at the speed of the wind without tripping or crashing came natural to him. It was part of his nature. Dropping me or throwing me wasn't, though.