I woke up to the sound of loud arguing coming from downstairs, and it didn’t sound like anyone was happy.
After the strange creature I saw last night—which I was still trying to convince myself was just a trick of my mind caused by stress—my sleep had been restless. Now, as the bright morning light flooded the room, it revealed a world cleansed by the storm, but the atmosphere in the cabin felt tense and heavy.
“—I don’t care what Kane says, she’s trouble—”
“—we get hit the day she arrives—”
“—that’s no coincidence—”
I quietly made my way to the top of the stairs, wearing Kane’s oversized flannel shirt that hung loosely around my legs. Through the railings, I could see members of the Iron Fang group gathered in the main room, their posture aggressive and protective.
Jake stood by the
