Chapter Seventeen: The howl in the night

Tillie

A snarling howl sounded in the distance and I snapped awake. A cold chill went down my spine and I didn’t know if it was from the chill breeze that blew in through the window or the fear of whatever was in the woods that surrounded the lake house.

Standing up, I stretched my aching body. Feeling my muscles scream in protest from falling asleep on the couch.

It wasn’t that the couch wasn’t comfortable; it was. My body was just worn out from everything that I had gone to and I had slept for longer than I had meant to. After I had gotten off of the phone with Ryan. I hadn’t bothered to pull my shirt on after we’d had phone sex. Instead, I had laid down on the couch. Pulling the soft throw over my body and drifting off for what I thought would be a quick nap.

and shoulders as I rushed over to the window. Closing it and looking out into the darkness, wrapped my arms around my body. Rubbing my hands up and down my arms to try to warm myself up. There was nothing out there and I wondered if the howl had

everything that had happened. It was probably just part of my dream, which was strange because I couldn’t

the window. There was nothing out there and even if there was, it was probably just

I was sleeping. Tucking it into the tight pockets of my pants before leaning down and picking my tank top up off of the floor. I shook it out before pulling it on. It did little to chase away the chill but it made me feel a little better. There was no one out here to see me if I wanted to stay in my bra and yoga pants but in the back of my mind, I couldn’ t help but worry that

if that was even a thing. Or maybe more wolf shifters. Or

them about it. At this point, though, it wouldn’t shock me to learn that bear shifters were a thing and that scary fae creatures were real too. I just hoped that I didn’t

house was in the middle of nowhere and the closest neighbors were over five miles down the road. I had never really worried about locking up things before but something in me, that primal part of my brain. The

that I was pretty sure was older than Scott. 1 didn’t know why he and mom didn’t replace the lock but I supposed it didn’t matter. The lock worked just fine, I

big stairway that dominated the living room and entryway of the cabin. My legs ached and I was ready for a long bath and then a restful

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