Brenna POV

The sun shone brightly down on the hotel grounds, but it was too bright. I had to shield my eyes with my forearm as I walked through the woods.

I hadn’t walked through them during my stay so far, so now seemed like as good a time as any to get my head together.

They were quiet, almost too quiet. I expected to hear the sounds of insects buzzing and chirping in the warm air. Even the birds were hiding their songs from me.

Why ...