Chapter 13: Something in the mist (part 2)

Chapter 13: Something in the mist (part 2)

A strangled scream tore from her throat as she flung herself backward, crashing into the firm chest of her husband. Rohan caught her effortlessly, his arms wrapping around her in a protective hold. The moment she screamed, a frenzy erupted outside, the crows shrieked and took flight, their wings beating furiously as they flung themselves against the carriage in a chaotic way with their black feathers.

Belle squeezed her eyes shut, trembling, her hands clutching tightly at Rohan's shirt. She did not dare move away from him to see what had jumped at the window screen to attack her. She clutched at his front shirt, buried her face into his chest, and shut her eyes, praying that it wasn't the lost, turned vampires in Raventown said to attack humans passing through the town.

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