Chapter FiveSix Years Ago
Kristine tries not to look.
Maybe if she doesn't see him, he won't see her either.
What is he even doing here? The entire point of getting out of town is to get as far away from him as possible. It's impossible to ignore his presence, though. He's storming across the sand with all the ominous dark energy of an impending tsunami.
How did he even know where to find her?
A trembling sets in her bones, a chill that has nothing to do with the ocean breeze skittering down her arms. She notes that his hair had been trimmed short, the dark brown catching light from the sun and reflecting with an almost golden glow.
He keeps coming closer and for a moment, she thinks of running in the opposite direction.
Then again, everything she has been taught about Predator Shif
