He had some thinking to do.
Not only about his cancer, but about how he’d handled this. Then, the second he could, he was sneaking away to help find Elizabeth.
The Marine could bet on that.
* * *The Blackhawk Family* * *
Not Far From
The Bodies
In The Woods
Watching them, they knew that there was no way they should stay there. As soon as the rain ended, they’d be hunted. The Chief of Police had a hunting dog, and that was dangerous if it tracked them to their home.
Yeah, in hindsight, they’d made a horrible mistake.The Hollowhad fucked up.
Taking the woman brought an onslaught of people into the woods.
And that upset them.
This was their home.
This was their sacred place.
Tasked with this duty, they had done it honorably for quite a while.
Having the bones found, their sacred, sacred bones, this now tainted the place.
And made them angry.
As the heavens opened, and the rain and lighting lit up the gray sky, they knew one thing.
The Wendigo was angered.
Once again, like long ago, someone had tried to interfere in what was natural for the Natives here.
It was trying to stop them.
So, that meant one thing.
They would put up a fight and teach the outsiders not to play with something they weren’t familiar with.
The Hollowhad spoken.
And soon, there would be more deaths.
Chapter Fourteen
In The Woods
Unknown Location
Same Time
What wouldn’t she give for her gun and a flashlight at that very moment? That would definitely be making her day that much easier if she could at least guarantee she was safe.
Because at that moment, she didn’t feel like she was.