Chapter 23

THORN'S POV

I stared at Dylan with shock and it only lasted a few seconds but he sprung into action.

He dashed to her bathroom while I stood still holding her in my arms. Her arms around my neck hung loose as she slept back. He checked her closet next then under her bed before checking outside the window.

He sniffed the air around her bed but he found nothing.

What did she mean by 'they were here?' Who were 'they'? Has she seen them before? Did Jerry manage to snake more men in or was it... was it them-

"Emy," I called her name in a whisper. "Emy, wake up, you have to tell me more," I shook her in my arms. "Who is here? Who are they?"

"Mmmmm fur... soft... more," she mumbled nas nuzzled my chest some more. She was probably dreaming about being outside with us earlier. She wasn't crying anymore but the lines of her tears remained.

Was there something she wasn't saying?

Fuck! My head itched to know the information.

"There's no one here," Dylan reported. "I'm gonna go check outside. I'll