Chapter 14: It begins Aria's POV I was running in a deep dark forest, devoid of anything that sounded like a living creature in the thick woods. A nightmare. This was another nightmare. I could hear my heart beating rapidly against my chest as I strained to find my way out of the dark. Walking even deeper, I tried to look for a way out and that was when I heard it. A growl that sounded very far from human. My heart skipping, I covered my mouth with my hand and fought the urge to scream as the creature slowly approached the tree where I was hiding and my body shook in terror. Should I run? Would I be able to escape or outrun it, whatever it was? The growl grew even closer and I knew that I could either continue to wait for the creature to finally find me or take to my he