I couldn't help but scream.
Whatever was attacking us was a monster!
It wasn't a wild animal.
It wasn't a bear, nor was it a wolf, although…
It closely resembled the beasts I had just seen in the book Alessandro had given me.
But that was impossible!
With the book in my arms, I crouched down and pressed it against my chest, as if the ancient tome had the power to protect me from what my eyes had seen but my mind refused to accept as true.
I felt the ground shake beneath my feet, and after rolling on the ground, I looked up, worried about Alessandro, whom I had to save from whatever was attacking us.
What I saw next blew several fuses in my head.
I swear I saw Alessandro, just a few steps from where I had rolled. He had also dodged that monster, which, at that moment, went out of m
