Chapter 214. The Howling Woods

Mason’s POV

I was sitting on a tree stump and staring up at the trees above me. I was focused on the canopy of leaves and the tree trunks that were reaching up toward the sky. The sunlight filtering through the leaves was creating a serene atmosphere. It was the direct opposite of my soul which was anything but serene. My soul felt torn apart. There was a storm inside it and I saw no signs of quieting down.

I was terrified.

Sophie was my cousin and my best friend. We grew up together and I couldn’t imagine my life without her. She was my pranking partner and the only person who could make me laugh when I was in a terrible mood.

Sophie and I always did stupid shit together. We tried to include Alex as well, but he was always too serious. He would be the one to scold us alongside our parents and he would talk my ear off if Sophie was in any kind of danger because of some dare she did. The problem was that Alex’s definition of danger and my definition of