115. Beast

ALPHA LANCE'S POV

The woods were thick, with the trees towering high above us, their branches intermingling to form a dense canopy overhead. The moon was full, casting an eerie glow over the landscape that made it seem almost otherworldly. We walked in silence, my heart beating fast in my chest as I felt the weight of the night bearing down on me. The darkness seemed to swallow us up, making me feel vulnerable and exposed.

Suddenly, we heard the howls in the distance. They were loud, so loud that they seemed to echo through the entire forest. They were the kind of howls that made your blood run cold, that made the hair on the back of your neck stand on end. I looked over at Ryan, who was walking next to me, and saw that his hand was already on the hilt of his sword. We both knew that we had to be ready for anything.

We kept walking, our pace quickening slightly as we tried to move through the forest as quietly as possible. But the howls grew louder and more frequent, and we knew that