I tuned and no one was there.
The cave felt cold all of a sudden.
Not the kind of cold that made your skin shiver, but the kind that soaked into your bones. The stone walls echoed every breath she took, every tiny sound amplified into something deeper. My boots crunched softly against loose gravel as I stepped further into the shadows, heart hammering with unease.
"Humphrey?" I called out, her voice tremulous.
No response.
I turned, scanning the jagged shadows of the cave’s interior. Just moments ago, he had been here.
His scent still lingered in the air, that familiar blend of pine, musk, and something wild. But now it was laced with something darker. Something… wrong.
A low growl rumbled from behind me.
I froze.
The hairs on the back of my neck stood straight as a massive hand—n
