#Chapter23

A thud on my veranda scares me half to death, so I jerk and hop away as it's so heavy and close. I nearly jump out of my skin, making a small squeal before covering my mouth with my hand and backing away with my eyes glued to the darkness behind the white fabric. My heart starts racing through my chest as a shadow sweeps my sheers, and I start frantically looking around for something to use as a weapon from whatever creature has just crash-landed there. Whatever it is is weirdly big and dark, even in the blackness of the night.

“Relax, it’s me.” Dane’s slurring words come...