Chapter 27 - back in hell
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~Lisa’s POV
I stood frozen.
The wolves, two of them, were big, bigger than anything I had ever seen. Their eyes glowed, and their growls rumbled deep, like thunder rolling through the forest. My legs trembled. My breath hitched in my throat. I couldn’t scream. I couldn’t move.
But then, I ran.
I didn’t know where I was going. My feet just moved. Branches whipped at my arms, tearing at my dress. My heart pounded so loudly I thought it would burst. Behind me, the wolves gave chase, fast and hungry.
"Papa!" I screamed. "Papa, help me!"
But no one answered.
Tears streamed down my face. I stumbled over a root, almost falling. I didn’t want to die. I was just a little girl who got lost trying to act like a big girl. I wanted to go home. I wanted to feel Papa’s hand in mine again.
And just as I thought it was the end, as I heard one of the wolves leap behind me, they appeared.
Three boys. Maybe just a few years older than me. They came out of nowhere, fast as lightning, with eyes like fire and movements sharper than any sword I’d ever seen in stories. One of them tackled the wolf mid-air. Another slashed with something that looked like claws. The third sent a deep growl that echoed through the trees, making the wolves pause, confused.
𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
It happened so fast. I barely understood what I was seeing.