Chapter 116

• [ALEC’s Point of View]
• My eyes darted when I heard the rustling of bushes near the gazebo I was sitting on.
• My whole body tensed and my mind became completely alert when I leaned forward to prepare and defend myself from anything—or anyone—behind the thick undergrowth just behind where I was sitting. My fingers flexed and my nose searched for any strange smell until I caught that familiar scent, a scent that I knew belonged to.