Chapter 159 Whispers In The Shadows

• Samantha’s POV
• Between us as we gathered around the fading embers of our impromptu campfire, the stillness seemed thick and weighty. We had just escaped Adam's soldiers, and Marcus's sacrifice stayed in my head like a wound not healing. The woodland all around us was dark and shadowy; the odd underbrush rustling kept us all on alert.
• Adrian sat opposite from me, eyes gone someplace other than the brightness of the fire. Tonight his usually austere look softened, but his eyes revealed something disturbing—a silent storm building under the surface.