As the figure retreated into the shadows, leaving me reeling from the sudden assault on my shoulder, a surge of adrenaline flooded my veins, heightening my senses and sharpening my focus. My heart started palpitating in my chest making it hard for me to breathe properly but then I forced myself to.
But even as I struggled to make sense of the situation, the mysterious assailant seemed to melt seamlessly into the darkness, leaving no trace of their presence behind. It was even as though I imagined the whole thing when I could swear there was someone there. My shoulder is hurting so bad.
Confusion clouded my thoughts as I blinked in disbelief, my gaze fixed on the spot where the figure had vanished. How could someone so imposing and menacing simply disappear without a trace, as if they w
