Secrets of the Night
Brenna woke with a gasp and turned half expecting Jason to be beside her. He was not there, and a moment later she heard a shout. Brenna jumped out of bed and raced down the stairs, he had shut the door behind himself, but he was indeed midway between the house and the trees. She heard a creak on the stairs behind her and discovered Evan standing in one of Jason's old t-shirts and his own boxers.
"Jason went outside," she said dumbly.
Evan's face drained of color he came to stand beside her at the window. She screamed for Jason to come back as one of the animals began to move. The thing was larger than a wolf and faster than any animal she had ever seen. It collided with Jason and she heard his scream of pain. The others held their ground at the perimeter. Brenna ran for the gun, and found Evan holding it.
"You can't go out there," he said refusing to relinquish it. "They'll kill you too."
"He's not dead," Brenna snapped as Jason let out another heartbreaking scream.
"Call for an ambulance," Evan ordered. "If he survives, he'll need help."
Brenna ignored him and went for the door prepared to beat the beast off with her bare hands, and then she heard itÂ… the sound of claws scraping into soft old wood. They were on the porch. It occured to her that Jason was just a lure to get the others out, but how she knew this she couldn't say.
"Jason went outside," she said dumbly.
Evan's face drained of color he came to stand beside her at the window. She screamed for Jason to come back as one of the animals began to move. The thing was larger than a wolf and faster than any animal she had ever seen. It collided with Jason and she heard his scream of pain. The others held their ground at the perimeter. Brenna ran for the gun, and found Evan holding it.
"You can't go out there," he said refusing to relinquish it. "They'll kill you too."
"He's not dead," Brenna snapped as Jason let out another heartbreaking scream.
"Call for an ambulance," Evan ordered. "If he survives, he'll need help."
Brenna ignored him and went for the door prepared to beat the beast off with her bare hands, and then she heard itÂ… the sound of claws scraping into soft old wood. They were on the porch. It occured to her that Jason was just a lure to get the others out, but how she knew this she couldn't say.