Chapter 54

Amelia

Making up your mind to locate your freaky, hybrid boyfriend is one thing, but finding him is a whole other story.

For hours, I've been trudging in the moss, gazing up at the faraway canopies. I've tried to whisper Ryan's name to the wind, but there has never been an answer.

Not that I believed there to be one.

I'm in the location where I last saw Ryan, where we kissed and had sex in the lake. And while deep inside of my heart, I knew Ryan wouldn't be standing here, waiting for me with open arms and a sweet smile, my heart still hoped.

"Hope is what makes us human..." I whisper.

Quietly, I keep walking, stopping short when there are tremors beneath my feet. What was that? A vehicle? My eyes stick to the ground like glue. Something heavy or insanely oversized is moving towards me.

In my experience, you hide from things that cause this trembling—even the birds have stopped singing. Something dangerous is coming.

My fl