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Chapters (72)
  1. Dedication
  2. Prey Island Map
  3. PROLOGUE
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. CREED
  10. SIX
  11. BILLIE
  12. SEVEN
  13. EIGHT
  14. NINE
  15. TEN
  16. ELEVEN
  17. JIRO
  18. TWELVE
  19. BILLIE
  20. THIRTEEN
  21. FOURTEEN
  22. FIFTEEN
  23. SIXTEEN
  24. SEVENTEEN
  25. EIGHTEEN
  26. NINETEEN
  27. TWENTY
  28. TWENTY-ONE
  29. ROW
  30. TWENTY-TWO
  31. BILLIE
  32. TWENTY-THREE
  33. TWENTY-FOUR
  34. TWENTY-FIVE
  35. TWENTY-SIX
  36. TWENTY-SEVEN
  37. TWENTY-EIGHT
  38. TWENTY-NINE
  39. THIRTY
  40. THIRTY-ONE
  41. THIRTY-TWO
  42. THIRTY-THREE
  43. THIRTY-FOUR
  44. THIRTY-FIVE
  45. THIRTY-SIX
  46. THIRTY-SEVEN
  47. ACHILLES
  48. THIRTY-EIGHT
  49. CREED
  50. THIRTY-NINE
  51. BILLIE
  52. FORTY
  53. FORTY-ONE
  54. FORTY-TWO
  55. FORTY-THREE
  56. FORTY-FOUR
  57. FORTY-FIVE
  58. FORTY-SIX
  59. FORTY-SEVEN
  60. FORTY-EIGHT
  61. FORTY-NINE
  62. ROW
  63. FIFTY
  64. BILLIE
  65. FIFTY-ONE
  66. FIFTY-TWO
  67. FIFTY-THREE
  68. FIFTY-FOUR
  69. FIFTY-FIVE
  70. TO CONTINUE THE ADVENTURE…
  71. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  72. ALSO BY KENDRA

We keep moving until we find a small stream that we’re able to fill our canteens at. We choose to camp there for the night, both taking turns to watch each other’s backs while the other gets a few hours of sleep. The forest comes alive at night, the sounds of it loud in my ears after the ringing stops. It would almost be peaceful if not for the other sounds.

In the distance, every now and then, I hear a gunshot and I flinch with each one. By the time the sun rises, I’m no longer flinching at them, desensitized, and we continue on our way.

Pretty sure, if I have a guardian angel, she drinks and is off somewhere wondering where I went.

Yeah, that sounds about my luck.

TEN

The sun barely rises in the sky before speakers we can’t see crackle to life again. Though we’re in the forest, the sound comes from somewhere close enough by, I wonder again at how they’re watching us, how they’ve hidden speakers. I search the trees for the source of the sound and find nothing. They must be hidden really well.

An alarm sounds, like something from a war zone, before that same smug voice comes on laughing as if this is just all fun and games.

“If you’re lucky enough to be alive, congratulations, you’ve survived your first night. Give yourself a pat on the back.”

“I’d like to give him a pat on the back with a knife,” I snarl under my breath. Whoever the fucker is, he just reeks of smooth condensation.

“Don’t congratulate yourself too long though,” he laughs. “Prepare yourselves, Prey. The Hounds have entered the game.”

The crackle stops and disappears, leaving us standing there none the wiser of where it came from. Hounds? We’re going to be hunted by dogs? Or is that some stupid name they gave to the hunters?

“Fantastic,” I grumble. “This just keeps getting better and better, doesn’t it?”

Creed is staring up at the trees, as if looking for the speaker the same as I was. “You ever go gambling and see someone put a million on red?” he asks.

I scrunch my face up. “What does that have to do with this?”

“My point is,” Creed continues, turning in circles. “It’s always the rich bastards who play those kinds of games, who don’t care who they hurt in the process, you know.”

Pausing, I watch as he reaches a tree and starts to climb. “You think we’re playing some billionaire’s game?”

“I think we’re playing more than that. It isn’t just one,” he grunts as he pulls himself higher. “Something on this big of a scale, there’re friends involved.”