Lena's POV
The intensity of the moment sank down on me like a thick cloud. Now we were deep in the forest, negotiating the underbrush while faces and limbs were rubbing against our arms. Not only from anxiety but also from the reality of what was ahead, my heart raced.
Could you keep up, Alex? Glancing back at him as we traveled further from the cabin, I questioned.
"I'm fine," he said, although the tension in his voice suggested differently. "Just let me have a second."
His shoulder bled across his shirt, a red spot like a black bloom growing across his shirt. Though I was terrified, I pushed myself to concentrate. "We need to stop somewhere safe. Jacob, what then do you suppose?
"We will lose them if we continue," Jacob warned, his voice low and firm. "Just not far from here is a br
