MILAN
The sound of something clattering loudly close by jolted me awake and I quickly glanced around in the dark. What the hell was that? …And why is the fire out? I didn’t remember when I fell asleep but I remembered that Ruth and Crista had said they'd take the first watch because they had been having what seemed like an interesting conversation. The last thing I remembered was Marietta running her fingers through my hair after we had dinner.
The clattering noise came again, closer this time, and my brows snapped together as I slowly sat up. I could still feel Marietta next to me but I couldn’t see her or anything else. The cave was pitch black.
“Ru-” A hand suddenly clamped down on my mouth and my eyes went round before I quickly grabbed the person behind me and threw them over my he
