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.

a bamboo

here! Lead it to

But now Carlos was in danger.

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

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 well, and attacked the monster with her bare

at them, Carlos and

toe to toe with it. It's way stronger. Find ways to end the fight quickly," Carlos advised. "Be careful. If it's too strong

I know Tae

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

picked up a stone. Without batting an eye, he used that stone to smash its

thing roared, got to its feet, and dashed out of the forest and to the shoreline. She watched it, confused,

noticed her hesitation. He grabbed her

uneasy.

happened. The sea level rose. Inside two minutes,

bad,

kind of sea monster trying to drown us. Wait here, I'll go finish

stay there alone. She caught up with him and said, "I'll go with you. Let

not

kick with all his might, sending it sprawling in

up. He was

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

He took the rock

his eyes was so determined she had to

would have stopped? Would the creature have submerged the entire

about Carlos, she looked