“Cool room!”
Penny felt as though she were glowing with pride. “It’s okay.”
Zoe stashed her clothes in the unused dresser while Penny plopped down on her bed. She was so tired she could barely keep her eyes open, but felt too excited to sleep.
Zoe stood at the little window overlooking the vast property in front of their home. “It’s like being in a castle,” she said.
A strange yip broke the silence of the night, making Zoe flinch. She strained to see something in the distance outside, then gasped.
“What?” Penny said, rising and crowding in beside her to see outside.
“I don’t believe it,” Zoe said, and pointed in the direction of the tall wild grass bordering the driveway.
Penny saw it standing down there, a dark four-legged shape in the pale moon light, its narrow face pointed in th
