My hands were shaking.
Darkness swallowed my vision again, and I instinctively moved closer to Ethan. I had my axe in one hand, but that did nothing to reassure me.
Another flicker.
When the light came back on, the thing was only five steps away. It stood still for a moment.
“Did it stop?”
And then, the moment I spoke, its head began to turn. Slowly.
The long black hair that had covered its face parted, revealing what was underneath.
