Bound by broken pieces
The proximity was dizzying, suffocating, and though I knew I should focus on survival, my gaze kept flicking to him, to the intensity of his eyes, to the dangerous curve of his jaw, to the taut muscles that flexed with every movement.
A figure darted from the treeline, faster than I could track, and Kenneth reacted before my mind could catch up, firing with lethal precision. The shot rang out, a deafening crack that cut through the night, echoing across the hills. The figure crumpled silently, almost elegantly, and another took its place instantly, emerging from the shadows like a nightmare given form. The forest was no longer merely a setting—it was a predator, alive and pulsing with malice
Sikat na Kabanata