Samantha’s POV
As we curled in the shadows, my heart hammered while the rustling outside grew fainter. Every instant that passed seemed to last an eternity. The men had gone farther apart, but the air of discovery remained dense and smothering. Alex's figure was stiff but determined right next to me. Although we were in this together, the stakes seemed bigger than they had ever been.
"Do you consider them to have given up?" Whispering, I tried to keep my voice steady.
Marcus shook his head, looking gravely. "They are unrelenting. They won't stop looking as long as they believe we live close by.
"Great," I said, my irritation boiling under surface level control. "So, what's the strategy?" Just hide till they exhaust themselves?
Marcus remarked, looking toward the sound of the men's fad
