What Lurks in the Shadows

What Waits in the Woods Part 2 The moment the fire died, chaos erupted.

Branches snapped. Mia vanished with a single choked cry. Jordan yelled her

name, but his voice cut off like someone had pressed a hand over his mouth.

Ethan ran blindly through the trees, heart pounding so hard he thought it might burst.

The woods shifted around him—paths twisting, shadows stretching unnaturally,

roots snatching at his feet. Something tall moved beside him, matching his speed

without sound. When he finally burst into a small clearing, he collapsed in

the dirt, gasping. He dared to look back. Two figures stood