Chapter Six
“There’s something there in shadows, just beyond the tree line,” Nicole whispered as her eyes took on a pale green glow. “I can see movement.”
“Whatever it is, it’s a threat,” Sarah gasped. “Your eyes are glowing.”
Hopper crept up the slope and inhaled deeply. “She’s right; I smell animal of some sort. It has a musty scent I don’t recognize. But it’s strong, so there’s more than one.”
Nicole climbed up beside him. “We don’t want to get trapped in this hole. The avalanche snow is like concrete. We can make a run for the nearest stand of trees.”
Sarah rushed up over the edge of the hole and thrust her arms out toward the tree line. The snow exploded. Shards of ice shot into the trees. A deep, bellowing scream burst from the shadows.
“Run!” she shouted.
They dashed toward t
