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she said, unsure about the situation. She couldn't see who was grabbing her harness.
    "I'm over here, Boss," he said, his voice not betraying any emotion besides the thrill of the ride.
    "Get over here," she said, dragging him down the stairs after she was freed from the line. "Thank you," she said over her shoulder to the attendant, not wanting to be rude.
    "What? What is it? Are you okay?" he asked, trying to understand her actions.
    "There is something out there," she whispered, trying not to let her voice waver at all.
    "Where?"
    She took a deep breath, and then told him what she had seen.

Chapter Six
    Bryce
    "So, you saw a humanlike form, practically flying through the trees, faster than anyone can move?"
    "It was humanlike, definitely. I didn't see a face though, so I don't know if it was a man or a woman. But yes, it seemed to move from tree to tree in the blink of an eye. But it sensed me, saw me, I don't know! But after it did, it disappeared."
    "Okay, okay," he said, pulling her into a hug. Natasha was getting excited and nervous, starting to ramble. He needed to keep her calm.
    Hell, he needed to keep himself calm.
    In truth Bryce had no idea what it was. But he knew how it moved from tree to tree. By digging its hand into the trunk. Just like the markings outside The Silver Bullet.
    "Can we go again?" she asked suddenly.
    "Are you sure?" The idea of exposing themselves to this thing wasn't appealing to him. But he had to be calm, pretending as if nothing had happened.
    "Yes. Maybe I can spot it again, or maybe you can, now that we know to look for it," Natasha said, proud of her plan.
    Oh. That was a good idea. It was also a terrible, terrible idea. Not something that sounded fun, not at all. Perhaps the apparition would save them the trouble and just eat them now.
    "Okay, but I'm going first again, that isn't changing," he said, his voice firm and commanding, brooking no argument.
    They didn't spot it the second time. Or the third time down. By the fourth, he had pushed it to the back of his brain and was just enjoying the day. After the fifth, they decided to call it quits. The line was starting to build anyway, so it seemed a good time to leave. A late lunch, or early dinner, was definitely calling their names.
    After showering and changing, they decided to head over to the Bullet. His decision to go there was twofold. First, it would allow him to confer with some of the others. Second, it would allow Natasha to experience it as a customer, and taste some of the dishes. It helped both of them, and allowed him to spend more time with her.
    As the truck roared to life, the two of them buckling up, the radio came on.
    "In other news, another hiker went missing near Moonlight Canyon today. The male, named Jerred Allen, was last seen in East Moonlight Park and Hiking Trail. He has been missing for twenty-four hours now. If anyone has any knowledge of his whereabouts, please call the police immediately."
    "Again?" he muttered, before clamping his lips together. Mentally he cursed himself.
    "What do you mean, 'again'?" Natasha said, looking over at him intently.
    Bryce sighed. There was no point in skirting the truth, and he definitely wasn't going to lie to her. "It started six or eight months ago. Pets started to go missing. Then it escalated to humans. A hiker or camper has been going missing once every few weeks or so with regularity over that time."
    "Do the police know what's going on?"
    "Not at all. They haven't found a single body either. It's almost as if the people never existed. No sign of fights or struggles, nothing."
    "That's creepy. Where is this place, East Moonlight Park?" she asked. "I'll make sure I never visit there."
    "North and east of town. It's not all that amazing to begin with," he told her, carefully not mentioning that several of the hikers had gone missing in the woods that butted up against The Silver Bullet. Since the wolves had taken up residence there and began patrolling the area, no