Chapter 16

Dana bolted out the door, and was nearly to the treeline when she looked back. Lily was close behind, and together they fled into the trees. Once away from the cabin, Lily took the lead. What had been a long journey uphill was far shorter going downhill, and once the bike was in sight, Dana sprinted past Lily toward it—only to get tackled from behind by the succubus.

“Shh!” Lily pointed, and Dana watched as a pair of dark vehicles moved along the mountain road. A few minutes later, a third one passed, and Lily stood up and hopped on the bike.

“Hurry up,’ she whispered, waving Dana over. “I think we’re good.”

Dana handed the shotgun over to Lily, put on her helmet, then got on the bike, which started on its own. They turned around and headed back the way they came, leaving a small cloud of dust behind them.

“You gonna tell me who they were?” Dana asked.

“I’ll tell you later. Let’s get out of here.”

When they crested the mountain, Lily threw the sho