Chapter 69

Jack and Ivory strolled several feet in front of Demetria out of the village and toward a field full of wildflowers and knee-high weeds.

She felt Dom walking-more like stalking-behind her. She tried to focus on his heavy footsteps to calm her growing heartbeat, but tears still pulled at the corners of her eyes. She was tempted to turn and beg him for help, but she didn't know if the evil twins could hear. A breeze blew against her skin, and she inhaled deeply, sending up a prayer that the hellhounds wouldn't tear apart Kerry's pack and kill the only family she had left.

Demetria stopped when Jack turned to look at Dom once they made it to the field? "Is this good?"

Dom didn't answer but gave him a quick nod. He walked toward a random spot on the ground, bent down, and began pulling things out of his satchel. The growing wild tossed her blond hair around her face, causing goosebumps to form on her skin.

The woods around them looked haunted, with billowy trees and a feeling of being wat