Helping him avoid the spell traps. “Troy, this is…” suddenly, her face whitened in terror. “Run. Run!”
I let her pull me away, and behind me, I heard strange faint growls. Turning my head, I caught a glimpse of something dark in the woods. Not shadows closing in but something tangible with strange antennas and red glowing eyes.
She was right. She believed that there were monsters in the woods.
“Kiana, it’s not real, remember. Whatever it is we’re running from, it’s not real.” I didn’t stop her from running, but I made her slow down a little. “I’m the only thing here that’s real.”
“It hurts.”
With a grunt, I closed my eyes to avoid watching her chest covered in blood again. I had no idea what that was about, but it was freaking me out.
“It’s not real. The monsters aren’t real. Take a
