Adele:
I’d been hoping to catch a bit of sleep just enough to make it to dusk. And for a while, it worked. My body relaxed, and I started drifting deeper, finally feeling a sliver of peace.
Not until… something brushed against my leg.
Half-asleep, I lazily ran my hand over the spot, telling myself it was just some leaves or the wind. Nothing serious.
A few minutes passed, and just as I was settling in again, something else—something solid—skimmed over my right leg. This time, I knew. It wasn’t the air. It wasn’t leaves.
Panic shot through me.
My eyes flew open and I jerked upright, my heart hammering as adrenaline kicked in.
“Look, she’s up!” a deep voice sneered, sending a chill straight down my spine. “Told you it was a woman. Oh goddess, we’ve got ourselves food for the night.”
