Chapter 39

Two yellow eyes peered out at them from between the trees. Adam swallowed hard, not sure what he should do. If anyone was about to shoot the giant creature in front of them, he figured Mist should take the shot. Not only was she standing in front of the rest of them, but as far as he could tell, she was the best shot.

However, she wasn’t shooting. Instead, the tiny woman was standing there, her eyes bulging, as they all stared at a massive orange, black and white striped beast that had to weigh at least eight hundred pounds.

The majestic creature stared right back at them, as if he was equally stunned to see four humans prowling through his woods. His pink nose wiggled as his nostrils flared, his pointy ears shifting as he listened either to them or, with their bad luck, more members of his pack. Adam wanted to turn his head to look around them, to see if there were more of whatever sort of cat this was somewhere to be found nearb