Elle’s POV
I woke up with a start.
My heart was pounding in my chest like a drum. I sat up in bed, my eyes wide as I tried to figure out what had woken me. And then I heard it.
A deep, angry roar.
It wasn’t human.
It sounded wild… like something out of a nightmare.
My whole body froze. I couldn’t even breathe for a second. I gripped the sheets tightly in my fists, my fingers digging into the fabric. The sound came again, louder this time—closer. A beast. That’s what it sounded like. A massive, angry beast.
Goosebumps rose on my arms.
I remembered what Ethan had said before we ate dinner.
"Stay in your room till morning."
He had said it seriously, like it was important. Like it was life or death. And now I understood why.
Something was out there.
Something that didn’t belong in
