Chapter 220

But his scent was strong. He was nearby. Jenson had said something about the Rogue using trees.

I look up but can’t see anything.

“Why don’t you come out to play?” I call out into the silence of the woods. “Or is the little beasty afraid?”

I keep my hands free. Wielding a knife right now would only make him less likely to appear. I had to get my timings perfect. 1

“I know what you are. And you know what I am.” I call out again. “So why waste my time with these games.”

I feel his presence hovering above me, but I don’t look up. He clearly wants to give me the element of surprise, so I will play him at his own game. 1

Stepping forwards, I keep my eyes in front of me. He is trying to understand me, they always did. After all, I had climbed the fence and traipsed through the fields in my beautiful Louboutins. A price I had to pay to wear beautiful shoes and to kill my targets.