The crisp cool air cut through Damon's jacket as he focused on the skeleton of the tree outside. His ears pressed for any sound that remotely sounded suspicious—but nothing had caused alarm since they arrived. It was another typical evening, for which he was half glad.
Suddenly, he heard scurrying next to him. His head snapped to the side, and he saw Adelaide, still asleep, flailing around in the corner. She whimpered and wrapped her hands around herself.
“No…" she mumbled, moving her head around in various positions. “I can't—stop…no…no…NO!"
Adelaide bolted upright, and Damon jolted. He could hear her heartbeat and feel his sporadically, and quickly pulsing. She looked around in multiple directions, trying to get her bearings until her eyes locked with Damon's. They were blood stric
