The ride took twenty minutes this time and when Nicholas finally slowed and pulled off the road onto a barely visible trail, Lilith opened her eyes and saw the forest opening up around them. He parked the bike and killed the engine, and the sudden silence was almost deafening.
She climbed off and removed her helmet, her legs unsteady, and looked around. The waterfall was exactly as she remembered it, hidden deep in the trees, the water falling in a steady curtain into the dark pool below, the moonlight just starting to touch the surface and make it shimmer.
It was beautiful. Peaceful. Completely isolated from the rest of the world.
Nicholas took her helmet and set it aside with his, then turned to look at her. "Talk to me."
Lilith took a shaky breath and walked toward the edge of the water, wrapping her arms around herself. "Strange things have been happening around me lately."
"What kind of strange things."
