Chapter Thirty-Three

Alex collapsed into the snow, hanging onto his consciousness by a thin thread. His body felt as though it had been set on fire on the inside. His vision was blurred and his heart ached as it pounded heavily. Alex had been through a lot in the last two years, but he had never experienced anything like this before. It was as if his entire sense of logic had all but dissipated. It was difficult to think clearly as he struggled to lift himself up with shaky arms.

Alex was completely oblivious to his surroundings, so much so that he never considered he may not have been alone. A few meters behind him, amidst the cover of the trees, a tall, dark figure was standing in the shadows, as though it were watching him. The figure took a single step from the tree line, still shrouded in the darkness, but as it did, the air around it suddenly became motionless. In fact, the entire environment appeared to be still; the bo