Chapter 35 : Wilderness Adventure

Cat POV

When I woke up, I found that Luke and I were tightly curled together in a ball on the pantry floor. It was cold, but his warm skin was keeping the worst of it away.

Outside the pantry, I could hear the pitter-patter of light rain outside but the roar of the wind was gone, and I couldn't hear any thunder anymore.

"Luke," I whispered, shaking him gently.

He grunted and opened his eyes.

"Ugh, it is still so dark," he groaned.

"We're still closed up in a closet," I reminded him, laughing lightly.

"Oh, right. I was dreaming about something else," Luke said with an amused tone in his voice.

He placed his hand on my bare back, and I started, still unable to see what he was doing.

"I thought you said storms were quick and violent around here. This wasn't a quick storm at all," I said.

"It sounds like things have calmed down. Let's go take a look." I heard Luke stand up and jiggle the doorknob.

When he opened the door, a stream of dim sunlight came in. I