"Do you hear all that?"
"Yeah," I respond from my position with my head against the bed. "I don't really care. "
A terrifying howl breaks the hush and Moi stiffens while a chill runs down my spine.
It's here? Whatever that thing was followed us here?
"Halie!" Moi says slowly.
"We're staying inside. We're safe here. "
I'm telling her as reassurance, but I'm not convinced myself. We should have left. There are more dangers here and in the forest if we stay and never go home.
What if we never get home?
What if we're stuck here?
The fear of it all overwhelms me and I push away from my chair, walking towards the window. The glass is cold against my touch, the horizon clouded in darkness. My eyes fall below seeing the scampering of people; Rider's and other men I don't know. Th
