Chapter 969

If an animal had done it, deep claw marks would be on the ground. But there weren't any visible marks at all. Ryan immediately suspected the aboriginals but didn't want to frighten Eloise further, so he kept his hunch to himself. Suddenly, she screamed and clung to him. Her scream pierced the night like a dagger through silence. Ryan's eyes widened as he stared at another fire, which had already been snuffed out, leaving only glowing embers. The fire had died so suddenly that it was like witnessing a ghost. Anyone would've been terrified. Ryan clenched his fists, struggling to believe what he had just seen. He wondered what could have caused the fires to extinguish so abruptly. "Eloise, go back to the vacation house and wait for me. I'm going to find out why the fires are going out like this." She thought about the pros and cons before nodding. "Be careful, Ryan!" After she returned to the house, Ryan grabbed a stick from the ground and approached the fire. When he reached it,