ARIELLE'S POV
We lay in the warm, quiet dark, wrapped in each other's presence. But just as I allowed my eyes to drift shut, Victor’s body went completely rigid.
"What?" I whispered, the word barely slipping past my lips.
He held up a single hand, silencing me instantly. His eyes, which had turned back to blue, flashed brightly in the dark cabin, fixed entirely on the front door.
Out in the rain, the soft crunch of heavy footsteps echoed against the damp gravel right outside our window.
Someone was out there.
Before I could say another word, he slipped out of bed, pulling on his trousers in one swift motion. He didn't even stop to put on a shirt or grab a weapon. He threw the heavy cabin door open, stepping out into the cold night air.
A loud, wet crunch rang through the night, foll
