Chapter 19 Shadows Beneath The Surface

• The tension from the encounter in the forest hadn’t faded. Even after they had buried the creature deep in the woods, unease clung to Celeste like a second skin. Whatever that thing had been, it wasn’t natural. And Rafael’s grim silence told her he knew it too.
• Back at the cabin, Rowan stood near the fireplace, arms crossed, his sharp gaze flicking between them. “We need to figure out what we’re dealing with before it comes knocking again.”
• Darian leaned against the wall, methodically cleaning his blade. “Or we could leave. Let whatever this is stay buried in these woods.”