It was eight, and Skylar was making her way toward the location mentioned earlier while cussing.

The trees, the shrubs, and the darkness all looked the same to her. With her poor sense of direction, she reckoned she might not be able to get out if she lost herself inside.

She would be damned if some bear had decided to show up halfway and pick her up for its supper.

So in Tobias’s honor, the girl mentally exhausted every colorful expression in her library of expletives.

Then, she received a call.

He told her that he would take her, and they would wait outside King Hotel together for her classmates.

 

After that, she went on to quietly rescind what she said about him.

In the thick of night, the music that blared in the distance from where the bonfire party was held reached her ears.

 

This merriment and revelry had no place for her.

She pulled the lapels of Tobias’ coat closer as she trudged through the dark towards the rendezvous point.

had one hand on his hip and another on a

watch on his wrist impatiently, he finally saw

her place beside him. “Are you sure we aren’t doing anything highly embarrassing? We are in

me to do something to you, just say so. It’s a bit chilly out

averted her gaze while ignoring

provide him with any more ammunition to

her eyes darted to the left and to the right

have

me don’t

her hand. There was a

reveal a jade pendant encrusted in gold. She lifted her eyes

the supernatural.

shuddered to think that

seemingly omniscient man scared her even

the necklace’s exquisite workmanship and the clarity of the

a bad idea to pawn off the item, pay for her mother’s treatment and then take

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