*Tiara*
I sprinted desperately toward the source of Kelly's agonized screams, my heart pounding like a drum in my chest, my lungs aching from the effort of pushing my body to its limits. The forest around me seemed to close in, the trees looming like dark sentinels, their branches reaching out like skeletal fingers.
As I burst through a clearing, my eyes widened in horror. There, in the bright light of the morning sun, stood a massive, grimy brown wolf. Its fur was matted and clotted with dirt, and its eyes gleamed with a malevolent hunger. It crouched menacingly over Kelly, who lay on the ground, her torn clothes stained with blood. She whimpered in pain, her eyes filled with terror.
A shiver of fear coursed through me, paralyzing me for a moment as I involuntarily took a step back. Th
