Whisper of Thoughts
The forest didn’t offer silence; it offered secrets. For Julian and me, the wilderness was no longer a sanctuary but a cage of shadows.
Every snapping twig sounded like a gunshot, and every rustle of leaves like the approach of the Organization’s hunters. We moved south, deeper into the forgotten heart of the valley, trying to outrun a past that had already been erased from our minds.
Julian stopped suddenly, his hand clutching his temple. He hissed in pain, his knuckles turning white as he braced himself against an old pine.