A V*rgin For The Three Mafia Bodyguards
A second later, the distant, eerie cry of a wild wolf echoed through the deep woods, followed by the faint, distinctive hissing sound of a snake hidden somewhere in the nearby brush.
That told me everything I needed to know.
The forest behind us was active, hostile, and completely untamed. We could not afford to step inside that treeline, nor could we do anything that might attract unnecessary attention from whatever predators were hunting in the dark canopy. Most of all, we needed to survive until our rescue beacon cleared the radar grid.
I walked back down the sandy shore, stopping right in front of Nina. I needed to know our physical limitations before making our next tactical move.