Lena
The trees seemed to hold their breath.
I stared into the darkness.
Those eyes.
My heart stopped.
I knew them.
I had seen them before.
Not here.
Not tonight.
In my room.
That night when I'd woken up and found something watching me from the darkness.
The same impossible eyes.
The same cold, terrifying presence.
The creature hadn't attacked me then.
It had simply watched.
And now it was here.
Watching me again.
“That's…”
My voice barely came out.
Adrian glanced at me.
“What?”
I couldn't answer.
The creature stepped slowly out from between the trees.
Only one step.
Enough for moonlight to touch part of its body.
I couldn't make out its full shape.
It remained mostly hidden in the shadows.
But those eyes were unmistakable.
Glowing.
Focused.
On me.
Adrian imme
