The woods were dark and seemed to stretch endlessly. The silence grew louder with each heartbeat, while the wind howled around her. Meredith glanced over her shoulder.
"Where am I?"
In the distance, glowing eyes appeared. Fear surged through her veins. She stumbled but caught herself just in time, forcing her body to move faster. The trees seemed to close in around her. She could hear their breaths, their footsteps.
Suddenly, her foot caught on something, and she fell into the dirt. Before she could move, shadows enveloped her. She tried to scream, a raw sound tearing from her, but no one was there to hear it…
Meredith jerked awake, her eyes flying open as her body trembled and sweat drenched her. Her half-closed eyes darted around the room until she saw Damien sitting at t
