CHAPTER SIX
I looked up into Ben’s curious face and saw that his eyes now glowed red. “What do you think it is?”
He shook his head. “I can’t tell from this distance, even with my night eyes.” A crooked and very mischievous smile curled onto his lips as he dropped his gaze to me. “What do you say to a little investigation?”
I tightened my arms around my chest. “I say I’d like to know why your aunt warned us not to go out at night.”
Ben leaned his palm against the other side of the frame and studied the shifting shadow. The thing, whatever it was, meandered down the stone path toward the woods. “She merely wishes to save us from any unpleasant experiences in the dark.”
I snorted. “You mean like some unspeakable horror that will haunt our every waking moment for the rest of our l
