Samantha's POV
The voice froze me in place and sent chills down my spine. Turning carefully, I looked around the thick woodland for the source of the familiar voice. It was the menace behind the sound, the quiet certainty that belonged to someone who knew they had already won, not just the sound that set my heart pounding.
Adrian's body stiffened alongside me. On his face, I could see the flutter of recognition; his jaw hardened as he readied himself for whatever was ahead.
I said, "We're being hunted," barely audible, but I knew Adrian heard me.
Under his breath, Adrian murmured, "Keep moving," his hand tightly around mine as he drew me forward. Look forward instead of looking back.
But the shadows moved and Jared emerged from the shadows before we could walk more than a few paces.
