“STOP!” A fierce growl rumbles through the thickness of the trees, the deep vibration so powerful even Keira cowards under its might.
My eyes briefly shift to my primary attackers, the track of their sudden halt embedded in the dirt. The forest grows deadly quiet, not a t a bird sings nor a breeze rustles through the leaves in response to his command. It is eerily still and silent as a tomb in the dead of night. The silence is oppressive, thick, and cloying. I feel the weight of it bearing down on my skin like an overbearing blanket, squeezing the life out of me, making it feel as if I’m suffocating.
The hairs on Keira’s neck stand on end and an icy chill rush down her spine. I can feel her heart thrumming in her chest, frantic with every beat against her ribs- thudding and thundering i
