Chapter 37: Twin-size Mattress

• “Get down,” Aldrich immediately ordered in a hushed voice, standing up before positioning himself in a defensive stance.
• I shot a glare at him. “You don’t have to protect me,” I whispered, listening intently. There was someone out there for sure; my scent did not recognize them through the vegetation, and I couldn’t hear any breathing or voices amongst the chorus of the forest.
• “I’m the war general here,” he reminded me, and barred his arm against my chest. “Stay here. I’m going out there.”