Chapter 78: Arianna/Thea

My heart pounded in my chest as I darted into the dark forest, the shadows seemed to reach out to embrace me, engulfing me in an eerie darkness. The night sky above was shrouded by dense canopies, allowing only slivers of moonlight to pierce through the thick foliage.

The moon's feeble light struggled to pierce through the thick canopy of ancient trees, casting eerie silhouettes on the forest floor.

The trees loomed like ancient sentinels, their gnarled branches reaching out like grasping hands. The forest's dark secrets seemed to whisper through the wind, as if warning me to turn back.

I knew I couldn't afford to slow down, my instincts urging me to keep moving, to put as much distance as possible between myself and the relentless pursuers.