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 branch

Lead it to me!" Carlos said to

her. But now Carlos was in danger. He had

light. He needed to do more damage. So he threw it

to ignore the bile rising in her throat and join the fray. They had

Carlos and Debbie fought monsters in the dead

ways to end the fight quickly,"

"Don't worry. I know

wasn't panicking. He turned his attention back to the monster, and focused on taking it down as fast as possible. They both

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

her hesitation. He grabbed her wrist and

voice pierced the darkness, making everyone feel uneasy. It didn't sound like anything

weird happened. The sea level rose.

was bad,

its arms. "It must be some kind of sea monster trying to drown us. Wait here,

caught up with him and said,

was worried. "It's not

to him, and the man gave it a kick with all his might, sending it sprawling in the water. The beast still struggled,

keep it from getting up. He was trying to drown it, so

killed. Then she picked up a rock, ran to Carlos and was ready to hit the other monster in the

her. He took the rock from her hand and scolded,

something, but the look in his eyes was so determined she had to turn around and leave. His legendary stubbornness

to be drowned. Who knew where it would have stopped? Would the creature have submerged the entire island? Not

about Carlos, she