lled to the side, and pressed her back against the thi

es, something plummeted through the foliage. It hit the

beast. It was a woman. A wom

ssibly smooth, a stark contrast to the grime and sweat of

s. Perfect skin. In this savage wo

rt! High-dimensional energy intrusion! 'Dest

al plot, she was supposed to be found by Kane, brought back to the tribe, and worshipped as a go

y cold, hard calculation. In a world of scarce resources, Haylee's halo was a d

ectly would leave a scent trail that the b

fingers avoiding the woman's skin to avoid leaving an

d the woman away from the stream, away from the tribe, toward the "Shadow Woods"-a p

her legs were shaking, and her vision was blurred with sweat. She dumped Haylee behind a

inted in Haylee's hair. A diamond ha

ut and tucked it into her leather belt.

e whispered coldly. "Your

may cause unpredictable but

a cut him off. "And I crush

ag marks with leaves, creating a false trail that suggested a beast had

orest at night was a death

the moment she stepped onto the edge of the central square, she k