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One night, Zara was putting Leo to bed when he tugged on her sleeve.

She looked down. "What is it?"

Leo hesitated. Then he whispered "There was someone outside."

Zara's stomach dropped.

She turned toward the small window by the bed. The curtains were drawn, but she still stepped forward, heart racing.

She pulled them open.

Nothing.

Only the darkened walkway outside.

She tried to keep her voice calm. "What did you see, baby?"

Leo curled into the blankets. "It was tall."

Zara swallowed hard.

She double-checked the locks before lying beside him, keeping an arm around him.

Sleep didn't come easily.

And when it finally did…

It was filled with nightmares.

Outside the base, Winter's team had made it a little past the perimeter when they stumbled upon something horrific.