The door to the cabin bursts open with a violent crack, but wait — no. This isn't the cabin anymore.
In the chaos of being carried, the pain and the relief of their hands on me, I didn't notice they had moved me deeper into our home.
Heavy footsteps thunder in. That monster — my captor — bursts through with a squad of twisted creatures behind him. His head still bandaged from where I hit him, eyes pitch black and raging. "Ravine! You think your little pets can hide you from me?"
I'm confused, how did he know where I was. I thought it was the king and his son.
I scramble back on the bed, the flannel blanket falling, my bandaged foot screaming as I move. The power inside surges like lava. One day left. Mate or explode. The heat in my belly burns hotter, mixing with terror.
