Blood Beneath the Cypress Knees
Eyes like coals glinted with intelligence and malice, measuring the scouts, calculating, patient.
Adonis’s grin vanished. “Don’t let it touch you. Stay back. Watch cues. Don’t engage if you can avoid it,” he whispered. The witches fanned subtly, positioning along natural rises and shadows, their magic weaving protective pulses like invisible threads around the swamp.
The creature moved with uncanny grace, aware of them, sensing intent, every motion precise.
Hours dragged on. Rain fell, thunder shook the trees, and the shapeshifter prowled the swamp, testing vigilance. Every rustle, splash, and shadow made hearts race, but the scouts stayed disciplined, eyes sharp, every movement coordinated.
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