They spent hours talking and strategizing. With every passing hour, they bounced ideas off each other, the numerous possibilities of the connection between Sawyer, the snake, and whoever was after Jocelyn and her family. The suggestion of Leland being involved also made it into the mix, but eventually, exhaustion wrapped around Gabriel and the others and dragged them into sleep.
They hadn’t bothered to go into the house, instead deciding to create a novel experience by spending the night around the warm fire. But as a hand firmly shook Gabriel’s shoulder, Gabriel had to wonder at the wisdom of their decision.
He could feel the cold bite of the night air all the way down to his bones and shuddered. Blinking his eyes open, he could immediately see that the fire had long died and stopped wa
