Sadie’s POV
"But I thought you said that they weren't my concern."
"They aren't. But there was something that happened at that fence line today. Something that had the feeling of the forest holding its breath."
His voice dropped even lower. "That's not something that most people would feel. That's not something that most people walking by that fence would even notice, and the very fact that you felt it means–"
"What? What does it mean?"
He paused, his jaw moving as if it was doing battle with some unseen force, trying to pull words from his throat.
"It means you have to be more cautious than most is all."
"That isn't an answer, Taylor."
"The only one you're going to get."
I glared at him, but he just stared back, unmoving.
"Mommy!"
Lily rushed up to us, butterfly on her cheek,
