The morning sun was still shyly penetrating between the trees when Bella stood behind a bush, her eyes fixed on Daren's solitary figure walking away from the campsite. The sound of birds and the swish of the wind were the only background sounds that accompanied their movements.
Bella didn't blink. There had been something off since last night - Daren's too-silent, too-passive demeanor, and most of all - his restless gaze that seemed to be trying to cover something up. And most suspicious of all: Victor was able to find their location only a day after they moved. That was no coincidence. It was treason.
Daren quickened his pace toward the small forest on the east side. It was a path no one was used to. Bella immediately signaled to Sam, who nodded quickly and followed on a circuitous path
