Chapter – 8

Alexa giggled as she ran from Lucian, they were in the woods playing hide and seek. Abram and Nate were not too far away, hiding under some bushes. They were clever enough to coat themselves with forest mud to cover their scents.

Lucian smiled to himself at their antics. They had covered his eyes, ears and nose the best they can. However, Lucian could hear and smell just well. His senses were stronger and it only grew with his age.

He followed the musical giggle as Alexa ran away from him. He could hear two fluttering heartbeats nearby, the boys squealed as Lucian picked them up.

They had mud all over their body. He will have to clean them up before Amanda caught them like this. Now only Alexa was left, he inhaled deeply following her sweet scent. She smelled like gardenias.

The gust of wind blew towards his direction and he tensed when a putrid scent reached his nostrils. He tore the cloth that bound his eyes, inhaling deeply with all his senses on high