~ Madeline ~
The look of shock that crossed Silvers face might have been laughable had I not been trying to keep from shaking like a leaf. He looked doubtful for a long moment, his lips pressed into a tight line, eyes narrows as if trying to see something beyond us all. The silence was heavy as he gazed at me, as if testing me, the seconds stretching out between us.
“If you’re sure…” he said softly trailing off with a look.
I nodded, not trusting my voice to speak. Silver then nodded pinching the bridge of his nose as if in pain. “Dante” he called out into the darkness.
My eyes swept the area, scanning the tree line when he called out, watching Dante materialize out of the shadows across the clearing from us. Cloaked in shadows all I could see was the outline of his large athletic for
