Chapter 17

Being weary of the two creatures in front of them, Zane tightened his hold on her.

Alyssa was very scared as she shivered, holding tight on his clothes. She was reminded of that serpent. Surely she wasn't ready to go through all that again.

Zane observed the two giant snakes moving about in front of them. One was green with shiny scales and eyes that were black and slit. It exposed its tongue moving torwards the two. It was grotesque and made Alyssa tremble with extreme fear. The second snake was brown in colour and very slim. It's eyes were black as well. It slided on the grass hissing and shrieking at the two who were stuck to each other like glue.

The two unsightly creatures advanced torwards them as they started circling around their space whilst shortening the distance between bringing in the stench from their unwashed skins. Their long tubular -like bodies almost nearing their targets.

Zane knew that they had no other way out. If he really wanted to protect her then he had to t