She heard the rustling of leaves behind her as a figure passed. But as Bella spun around, there was nothing or no one there, just the empty forest. She held tighter the crossbow in her hand with her eyes sharply piercing through the woods for any signs of movement. The leaves crunched underneath her boots whenever she took a step, and a bird could be heard flapping its wings up in a tree.
It had been a while since she had this thrill run through her veins as she fished out a threat. She was almost shivering with excitement. A movement in the corner of her eye caught her attention, but once more, when she turned to aim, no one was there.
A deep chuckle rang the air, a sound that reverberated through her body and caused forbidden shivers of fear...or excitement to rack her body. "Have to s
