True Love Waits

Chapter 435 Monsters

They slept in each other's arms, underneath a tree.

The night was cold. To keep warm, Debbie kept snuggling closer to Carlos in her sleep. The touch of their bodies aroused him. But he understood: now was not the time.

Debbie realized too, when he turned over and she saw his erection. "S-sorry... it's really cold," she apologized.

The only thing she had on was a bikini. Of course she was cold. Carlos realized he should have built a lean-to. Then at least they'd be warmer.

Carlos adjusted his breathing and held her tighter. "Go to sleep," he said.

And Debbie, comforted by his touch, drifted off easily.

Carlos removed his arms and got up quietly. Then he took off his swimming trunks and draped them over her, hoping it would be enough.

Since he was already awake, he decided to search for something to create a shelter. Vines, branches, palm fronds, etc. He walked into the moonlit woods to find something that could keep them warm. Debbie was sound asleep, but her eyes snapped open when she heard Carlos shouting, "Debbie! Debbie!"

Startled, she shook off sleep and got to her feet quickly.

Her eyes were blurry and her head was muddled. Something was moving in front of her. She blinked to clear her vision. Then her eyes widened in shock at what she saw.

There were two monsters! One was moving her way, getting closer and closer! Carlos was fighting off the other one.

This was like nothing she had expected for this vacation. It felt as if she were in a bizarre dream. She froze and forgot how to react until she heard Carlos' voice urging her, "Danger! Run!"

Debbie came to her senses. The monster was taller than an adult. It looked like an orangutan, but it wasn't. With long hair covering its body, green light shining in its eyes, long fangs bared, it was far uglier than a gorilla.

Debbie felt like hurling.

grabbed a bamboo

it to

But now Carlos was in danger.

too light. He needed to do more damage. So he threw it away and kicked the monster hard in the chest. It fell onto the ground and made a

fighting the monster with his bare hands, Debbie decided to ignore the bile rising in her throat and join the fray. They had to survive. That was priority number one. She discarded the stick as

the moon staring down at them, Carlos and Debbie fought monsters in

ways to end the fight quickly," Carlos advised. "Be careful. If it's too strong for you, stand

"Don't worry. I know Tae Kwon Do," she said,

was a bit more relaxed, knowing she wasn't panicking. He turned his attention back to the monster, and focused on taking it down as fast as possible. They both focused on that. Debbie's bikini was torn by the monster's long, wicked

the monster Carlos was dealing with was knocked to the ground. Carlos put a foot on its shoulder to keep it down, and picked up a

got to its feet, and dashed out of

grabbed her wrist and

monster stopped at the water's edge and kept roaring at the sea. Its voice pierced the darkness, making everyone feel uneasy. It didn't sound like anything on this earth. Carlos took Debbie into his arms and stroked her hair to comfort

level rose. Inside two minutes, the water reached

bad, they

"It must be some kind of sea monster trying to drown us. Wait here, I'll go

there alone. She caught up with him

not safe. Stay," he

up to the monster. The beast had its back to him, and the man gave it a kick with all his might, sending it sprawling in the water. The beast still struggled, which astounded him. An ordinary man would have been paralyzed or killed from

no time, standing on it with both feet to keep it from getting up. He was trying to drown it, so no matter how

Carlos had killed. Then she picked up a rock, ran to Carlos and was ready

her. He took the rock from her hand and

in his eyes was so determined she had to turn around and leave. His

the creature have submerged the entire island? Not long after Debbie walked away, she heard sound of struggle and the monster's shrieking. Knowing it was going to be bloody, she didn't turn

while, worried about