Meredith found herself standing in the heart of a dark forest. Shadows stretched endlessly around her. The wind carried the metallic tang of blood. Her vision was strangely sharp, something she had never experienced before.
“Where… am I?” she murmured into the silence.
Then, faint cries echoed in the distance, followed by the sound of tearing flesh and growls that sent shivers down her spine. Meredith's pulse quickened. She instinctively took a step back, her feet crunching on brittle leaves.
“Meredith…” a voice whispered.
Her head snapped toward the sound, but the forest was empty. She tried to move, but it felt as though she was both floating and sinking at the same time.
Suddenly, everything fell silent.
A low growl pierced her chest. The sound seemed to come fro
