Raven’s expression didn’t waver, but something in her eyes darkened. “No. You’re bluffing.”
“Well, tell me, Raven…” The man chuckled, looking at her intently. “Am I?”
The silence filled the conversation as Raven couldn’t answer. She couldn’t decipher whether the man was telling the truth or not.
Jackson also looked at her, his eyes asking her the same thing.
“There are others on this island. I’m aware of that,” Raven said, exhaling sharply. “But I don’t know whether they’re like him. Because if they are, we’re in trouble.”
Irene swallowed hard, not letting the fear consume her—or at least be the driver of her decisions.
“Then we need to be ready,” she said, her grip tightening on the spear.
Jackson nodded, his jaw clenched. “We’ll hide in our shelters before nightfall. And decide w
