The animals in the dense forest suddenly scattered in all directions, panicked and screeching as if something terrible had just happened.
Birds exploded out of the trees, wings flapping frantically as they shot up toward the sky.
It was like something monstrous had just crashed into the woods-a predator, a disaster, something that sent every living thing running.
Tarquin, Elliot, Evan, and Elijah all frowned in unison, tense and alert.
Even the big guy with the scarred face-usually impossible to rattle-was glancing around warily, brows knit.
Elysia pulled Emmett and Baby close, her whole body stiff with worry.
The air felt charged with danger, every shadow hiding a possible threat.
Suddenly-thwup!
A muffled gunshot echoed through the forest. Someone was using a silencer.
A flash of color tumbled from above-a brilliantly plumed bird dropped out of the sky and landed right at their feet.
reds and yellows, the kind you'd only see in rare nature documentaries. But its head... its head was just gone.
eyes
and squeezed Tarquin's neck, burying her face so she didn't have
dropped, panic written all over her
movement in the distance. Tarquin's
the bird had been shot, it meant someone else was
covered with tall, wild grass offered the perfect place to duck
kids
scrambling up the nearest tree and vanishing into
looked like he wanted to follow-higher ground meant a better view-but
low voice, Tarquin asked Elysia, "Do your grandparents
food on the table, but a bird like that? Never. Grandpa would never hurt something so
we're really close to their place. Strangers shouldn't be out
wander in by accident, Grandpa and Grandma would find a way to send
with a gun, was here for all the wrong reasons. Elysia's voice trembled. "Do you think Grandpa
a group of men in camo gear and baseball caps came striding out of the trees, rifles slung lazily
bird, picked it up,
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