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’ the presence of otherworldliness. Some residents are pointing to the growing number of missing hitchhikers and are requesting an investigation . But as far as RCMP is concerned , there’s been no suspicious activity at the site. ”
    The announcer switched to a traffic report, and Cora whispered for me to turn it down.
    Something about that report was bothering me. Fairy lights, missing people ; it seemed to o coincidental with what was going on already.
    Cora, do you think that what’s happening in Cathedral grove could have anything to do with Balor and Chaos?
    A bob of her head , and her coils tightening around me was all the respon se I got . I had to make a decision. If we passed this by we might be missing something important and my gut was telling me not to pass the grove by without at least a cursory check.
    We were rounding the last curve of Cameron Lake and Cathedral Grove rose in the distance . “Don, could you drop us off here?” I asked. We could always hitch another ride to the west coast if my suspicions turned out wrong.
    “After what that announcer said? Miss, I would sure hate to see something bad happen to you kids.” His face was crinkled with concern. I patted his arm. “We’ll be okay. If the police aren’t concerned th e n we don’t need to be ; I haven’t been to see the grove before. I think I’ve been missing out. ” I gave him a wink and he slowed down, pulling to the side of the road.
    “Alright then. You two take care of each other.” Luke stepped out first , and as I slid across the seat to follow him , Don touched my hand. I paused and looked back.
    “That boy, he looks at you like I used to look at my Ma ry, God rest her soul. Love, it ’ s precious ; don’t let it slip past you cause you are looking for something perfect.” He gave my hand a squeeze th e n let me go. I shut the door with a lump in my throat , and waved to him as he merged with traffic.
    “For a two lane highway, this place is awfully busy , ” Luke said.
    Cora let out a low hiss and a thrill of alarm went through me, freezing me to the spot. “What is it?”
    “This forest, it feels strange. Luke, is it just me, or do you sense it too?” s he asked.
    He opened his mouth , but was interrupted by a long low rumble and the ground heaving under our feet. “Damn it!” I snapped as I grabbed at a cement barrier separating the highway from Cameron Lake.
    The earthquake passed, a low aftershock chasing it deep into the mountain range behind us. Luke held a hand out to me. I took it, our fingers intertwining. “Tell me about this area, Quinn. I think I know what Cora’s getting at, but I am hoping we ’ re wrong.”
    He sat down on the cement barrier beside me.
    I frowned as I thought about what I knew of the region. “Well, Cathedral Grove has some of the oldest trees on the Island, first growth. So it’s a protected park. The range it butts up against is Beaufort, I think.” I put my fingers to my forehead. “Um, there have been a lot of accidents on Cameron Lake, and it’s really deep . I don’t think anyone’s gotten to the bottom.”
    Luke nodded, “Anything else?”
    “Well, some people believe there ’ s a lake monster.” I thought they would laugh, but really I should have known better.
    “Crap , ” w as all that Luke said ; Cora muttered a curse that made my eyes widen.
    “You don’t think the monster is real do you?” I asked. Luke stood , and helped me to my feet.
    Cora shifted across my shoulders and said, “ Wait. We should leave the side of the road I think. I feel like something is headed our way.”
    Her eyes stared out across the lake , and I followed her gaze . I had to scrub my eyes , not trusting what I was seeing . A large hump ed back was undulating towards us. Fast.
    Before I could take two steps, tentacles burst out of the water and streaked towards us.
    “Run!” Luke shouted. He didn’t have to tell me twice. I bolted for the safety of the trees a few yards