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Just read Chapter Nineteen. Back in the past, Tom and Jules have been gone for five hours. The housemates nervously repeat tasks to occupy themselves while Malorie dozes off in the basement until Victor suddenly starts barking at the front windows. Worried about creatures outside, Malorie tells Felix to find garden tools for protection.

Just read Chapter Eighteen. Back in the present, Malorie cleans and dresses her wound from the wolves, worried she could pass out from the pain. She reflects more on her training the children as animals make noises along the river, which terrifies her due to thoughts about the creatures attacking the ones you love.

Just read Chapter Seventeen. Back in the past, as Malorie worries about her upcoming labor, Tom devises a plan to take a walk outside in search of dogs to use as guides, since they might be immune to the creatures. Jules agrees to go with him, while Don is against the idea. Tom and Jules leave the next day, saying they'll be gone for twelve hours, as Malorie thinks about how much they need Tom. Hope they succeed!

Just read Chapter Sixteen. Back in the present, the Boy hears something on the left river bank that Malorie worries could be the man from earlier. Suddenly, the boat gets wedged between two tree stumps and a pack of wolves shows up to attack. Malorie manages to get the boat unwedged before the wolves can do any serious damage and rows away to safety with the children. Thank God!

Just read Chapter Fifteen. Back in the past, a day has passed since Felix brought the water from the well, but the thirsty housemates are hesitant to drink the water, due to potential creature contamination. With no other options, Tom decides to drink a glass of water through a coffee filter while locked in Malorie's room. Tom's trial succeeds, and he doesn't go mad. The water is safe.

Just read Chapter Fourteen. Back in the present, Malorie reflects, while rowing, on a sentence she read in Olympia's baby book: "Your baby is smarter than you think." It reminds her about how the boy was once able to unlock his crib all by himself and make it all the way to Don and Jules's room. She hopes both her children are smarter than any potential threat they may encounter.

Just read Chapter Thirteen. Felix goes to the well to get water but hears a noise every time he goes. The third time, he hears it coming from the well, then the bucket feels heavier when he brings it up. Hearing wet footprints behind him, he runs back to the house in a panic and tells the others what happened. Nothing followed Felix back to the house, but the housemates block the windows and doors to be safe.

Just read Chapter Twelve. Back in the past, Tom tells Malorie the story of George, the house's owner. He had a theory that looking at the creatures indirectly would be harmless. He tried it out by recording out the window for five hours and watching the footage on TV. It didn't work, and George killed himself while watching the footage. Damn. So much for that theory. Poor George.

Just read Chapter Eleven. Back in the present, Malorie reflects more on her training of the two kids, believing that she has trained them well and that Tom would have been proud of her. The children's strict obedience to her command sharply contrasts with Malorie's rebellious nature when she was a kid. As she rows, both kids get hungry and she gives them food. You're a strong mother, Malorie. Keep going.

Just read Chapter Ten. Back in the past, Malorie has lived in the safe house for two weeks. One night, a party with rum and weed is ruined when a radio DJ sanely commits suicide on the air. Right after that, another woman arrives at the house: a neighbor named Olympia, four months pregnant, just like Malorie. Don is not happy at all and the others are gonna be exhausted, but this might be good for Malorie.