Chapter 264

Sienna

The silence in the woods was not the type to bring peace. It was the kind that hummed with warning, like something beneath the surface was waiting to breathe. Like it was waiting to attack. Like it was waiting for the right moment to clamper upon those who are weak.

“I don’t like this,” I muttered. Damon did not want me being here, I knew that for a fact, but he also knew that stopping me was not going to be an option. I was not going to allow it and right now there was a lot going on and knowing that she was still lurking around… I knew that we needed to be careful.

“Neither do I,” he said. “But the mist didn’t take form. Not this time. At least not in front of us. Maybe she is here somehow, but she’s making sure to keep herself hidden.”

Not yet.

The sound of snapping twigs pulled both our heads toward the path.

Two figures emerged.

Delilah and Ethan, breathless, covered in leaves and streaks of dirt, but very much alive. Deli