Arabella's POV
The night air was cold, carrying the distant howls of unseen creatures. The forest stretched endlessly around them, shadows shifting beneath the towering trees.
They had been hunting for a while now, and not a single animal had appeared.
Arabella let out a frustrated sigh. "This is useless. We're scaring them away."
Aamon, walking ahead with his bow in hand, grinned over his shoulder.
"Correction, darling. You're scaring them away with your heavy breathing."
Arabella scowled. "Excuse me?"
Gabriel chuckled softly, walking with his usual composed grace. "He's not entirely wrong."
Arabella shot him a glare. "Traitor."
Isaac, as always, seemed entirely uninterested in the conversation, his dark gaze fixed ahead. Thaddeus was calm, amused, while Selene looked ready to th
