Too slowly, Ramsey, Echo, and Jon turned to look at the naked woman - and then snapped into action. Ramsey swept me up into his arms. Jon and Echo took off running.

"What does she want with us?" Ramsey shouted.

Our bones. To crunch down on them with her unhinged jaw. Just the thought of it scurried up my flesh. 

Tree branches snapped at my hair and my bare feet as Ramsey plowed through them. But with the weight of me in his arms, he was falling behind ...