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Chapter Fifty–Three

DILAVEN

“What?” Quinn snaps. “A

I shake my head no.

bat felt like – like someone was watching de. The sam

at the mods. When you got held

Quinn sight, straightening his hack with

This fogon

(on this idland can get so that wo

“You re probably right,‘ I comerde, letting go of the beatly I had analized I was bedding

“Of course I’m right,‘ he quips.

Envily laught, joining him in

se kötchen to atir

That is when we hear it. A shrill unarl, like a feline growed that eroes through the forest outside

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Without asking, I know it’s true. He’s here. That was him. A panther must be out there in the woods.

My eyes shop to Quinns. His jaw clenches and he grants me a barely perceptible no

“Was that a cat?” Emily gasps. “That sounded like a big, angry at What the hell? Ther tiny island like this one?”

check it out, Quinn says, meeting my cym for a long moment

“Are you crazy?!” Emily screnches. “No way! You can’t go out there.”

it be possible, can it? I mean how would an animal like that en

“Relax,” he tells her, his eyes going heated with her concern for him. There’s some ting gear out back. I promise, I’ll be fine

Emily hisses, freezing when Quinn puts a finger under her chin and libs her face to plant a quick, soft kiss on her lips.

I swallow my protests, because it’s really none of my business, but something about his kissing her rubs me the wrong way I’m not jealous, of course I’m not. However, I can’t help but feel like it was wrong somehow. Even Emily herself looks slightly thrown off by the act

happens. Do not come outside. You ladies go upstairs to Demonics room and watch from there. No one can get inside

“Be careful.*

lower the beat on the stew and head upstairs to lock ourselves in Domonics mom. I keep the shades closed until I hear Quinn exit the house, opening them when I fil confident he’s had a good minute to shift without being seen. Then, I flip the switch on the shades and sit on the floor next

in the trees nor the shoreline behind it and that’s what really makes me nervous. Because if Quinn gets hurt, how will we know? Also, the

what’s out there if it approaches the large glass walls.

They like to see as coming for

downstairs for a moment and take a look around the back and front at the house. I cant

going outside?” She gropa.

all the windows

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here.

way from the woods you can shoot

she says. “That hurry. I’m

any kind of disturbance in the most Funny, the fog

the

to

polished worst of the first fon, I feel them. The yes. My heart begin to pound

my fra, telling self–fix too,

just might think he vam use me

a deal body for a love one, right?

need te

at least, if he doesn’t get to me, I don’t think it will be to

don’t think he does. Then I

I soothe myself, breathing in and

my relief, the mantra starts to work its magic and

deep breath. 1 can do this, 111 be fine.

my eyes studying all the windows as do. The dining room is the closes to the cliff bank and it has the most visibility, so I start there. Combing over what I can see

gasp, my hand lying

throat

inspect the mail about a foot away

I realize, my body going cold.

the steady pour of rain are three vishle pawprints. Four wide toe marks, and one fat heel. Prints that d mecognize anywhere, because I used to find them in the marshes when Marcus would make me

squeal.

back upstairs when loud

and every light in the place goes

Oh no.

The electricity.

tanelerine entry.

before

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