The group was scattered, bruised but alive as Adam regrouped with Jerek and the others at a remote hideout deep in the forest. The mood was somber heavy with exhaustion and the weight of the ambush they’d narrowly escaped. Audrey stayed close to Adam her presence a silent reminder of why he couldn’t falter.
Jerek approached him his arm bandaged from a graze wound. “We lost three men” he said grimly his voice tight with suppressed anger. “And a few others are still unaccounted for.”
Adam clenched his fists, his jaw tightening as he looked around at his battered pack. “We need to find out how they got the drop on us” he growled his voice low but commanding. “This wasn’t a random attack. They knew where we’d be.”
“Agreed” Caleb said stepping forward. His expression was grave his usual calm
