Chapter 36

I froze to where I stood, too afraid that if I moved, someone would pounce on me. My heart stopped beating and my mind completely went blank as soon as Giofré sensed my presence. I was such a fool to not realize that he would feel another creature roaming around in their place. I should’ve been more cautious because right now, escaping this forest without getting hurt was near to impossible.

“He said come out,” a woman said, enough to make me jerk.

Gulping, I slowly turned around as the dried leaves crunched under my shoes. When all attention was drawn to me and their piercing gaze looked as if they were ready to devour me, my knees wobbled and I felt lightheaded. 

“A human,” a guy who was speaking with Giofré a while ago said. “Why are you invading our space?”