Chapter 56

***DEREK***

TWO WEEKS AGO.

I waited and thought he'd pass by but he stopped walking as he got directly under the tree I was on.

Why did he stop? I hissed silently in irritation. I looked down closely and saw that he was sniffing the air. What the hell was he doing?

I tried sniffing the air too and though my senses were almost gone, my nostrils caught the smell of blood.

I remembered I got hit on my shoulder and there was still blood. Shit.

All of a sudden, the man whipped his head up and our eyes met at the same time. Before he could react,...