Chapter 77

Claire's POV

"Be very careful! I didn't feel good about this!" Cain said in a quiet tone.

Before I nodded my head in agreement, I scanned the area with my eyes. I didn't say anything because I was so focused. Then, all of a sudden, my wolf's hackles went up, and she crouched down to attack, a deadly growl coming up from her stomach. Things seemed creepy and made my skin crawl, and then a cold wind blew across the land, which made me shiver.

We kept walking, getting deeper into this desert that seemed to be empty. Cain moved slowly and carefully, but his body was stiff and tense. The ground in front of us looked soft, like it was almost a swamp.

Just before we got to the scary-looking muck, Cain and I stopped and looked at each other with puzzled faces. A gust of wind blew around us, bringing the rotten smell from the swamp with it.

I threw up and turned away. I said, "What the hell, that smells is awful, like rotting flesh and death."

Cain wrinkle