Tabitha's POV
What happened in the forest?
Obviously, Elena didn't just decide to bail on a whim. Someone must have approached her.
I was quite anxious, but I didn't dare to run out and chase after her. I was pregnant now, so it was safer for me to stay here.
Did Derek get shot?
Just as that thought crossed my mind, with a loud bang, a bullet zipped through the darkness, grazing past my cheek and embedding itself straight into the wardrobe behind me.
Startled, I completely froze, not daring to move an inch.
Just then, I saw a man on the hillside not far away. Since he wasn't using a sniper rifle, his range was limited, which gave me the chance to make out his silhouette pretty clearly.
The man was tall and slender, with a mask on his face, revealing only his eyes.
When his gaze me
