There was something else going on. Something we were missing.
“You’re saying he only attacked Christa?”
“Yes”
“When he pulled me away from the door he didn’t try to attack me. He turned back to the truck”
“So?”
I pointed to the puddle beside Dante.
“That came out of him when I used this protective barrier on him. The barrier must've begun healing him and whatever this stuff is it was expelled from his body. I think he was poisoned or ingested some potion”
“Nona,” Sterling waved her out of the truck.
She got out cautiously walking over. He too pointed to the dark puddle.
“Do you know what could cause this?”
She shook her head. Her eyes wide as she hugged herself.
I stood next to her, wrapping my arms around her trembling body.
“I think the force field I placed on him started t
