Chapter 12 The Nightmare

• Back at the cabin, Nina sat on the bed, the blanket clutched around her shoulders, listening to the silence stretch thinner and thinner. Every creak of the wood made her heart jolt, every shadow in the corners felt creepy. Being alone hadn’t been this scary.
• Then, distant at first, the growl of an engine.
• She shot to her feet, her pulse racing. Relief crashed into her so suddenly and fiercely that it almost brought new tears to her eyes. She pressed a hand over her mouth, forcing herself to breathe, forcing her body not to betray how much his return meant. At the same time, she was mad at him for daring to leave. She would take it one at a time.