I called.
No answer.
I took a few more steps, then called a little louder, A branch snapped in the woods. I pictured Derek, in the middle of a Change, unable to respond, and hurried toward the forest's edge. The noise stopped and I paused at the end of the path leading in, peering into the dark woods, listening. Another snap. Something like a groan.
I stepped in. It took only a few paces for the morning light to fade and darkness to envelop me.
I jumped as he rounded a corner down the path. I didn't need full daylight to see the expression on his face at all to know I was in trouble, just the set of his shoulders and he long strides as he bore down on me. I began.
I lifted my hands.
No answer.
I took a few more steps, then called a little louder, A branch snapped in the woods. I pictured Derek, in the middle of a Change, unable to respond, and hurried toward the forest's edge. The noise stopped and I paused at the end of the path leading in, peering into the dark woods, listening. Another snap. Something like a groan.
I stepped in. It took only a few paces for the morning light to fade and darkness to envelop me.
I jumped as he rounded a corner down the path. I didn't need full daylight to see the expression on his face at all to know I was in trouble, just the set of his shoulders and he long strides as he bore down on me. I began.
I lifted my hands.
( Kelley Armstrong )
[ The Reckoning ]
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