---- sheer determination.
He barely made out of the tent before chaos erupted.
Screams echoed around the forest, followed by the sound of rapid, heavy footsteps.
People ran past him, their faces pale with terror.
What''s happening? Damien barked, grabbing the arm of a fleeing guard.
Comm-ander a creature, the man gasped, his eyes wide.
Itit broke into the periphery we don''t know how...It''s Damien didnt wait to hear the rest.
He released the guard and pushed forward, his heart pounding.
Fucking great.
---- Chapter 487 Chapter 487 The damp, cold air of the dungeon clung to Alexs skin like a secondyer, making her shiver every other second.Her wrists were rubbed raw from the chains that kept her tethered to the cold, unforgiving wall Her senses alerted her fazed mind with the need to pee but before she could even move, her panties got drenched in it.
The unforgiving cold interfering in her basic ability to control it.
She felt disgusted The stone beneath her was slick, stained with dampness that seemed to seep into her very bones.
But again.
She couldn''t do anything.
Letting out a rugged breath, she hugged herself again.
Her head lolled forward, heavy with exhaustion, her breaths shallow andbored.
She was barely clinging to consciousness, let alone ---- life when the first scream shattered the quiet.
Her tired eyes snapped open, her heart jolting at the sound.
It came from above, distant yet piercingpure terror, raw and unfiltered.
The people.
It belonged to the people above...
the survivors.
But why were they screaming? More screams followed, ovepping in a symphony of panic and pain.
And then she heard it, the growls.
Deep, guttural, and primal, the sound reverberated through the stone walls, sending a shiver crawling down her spine.
Her breathing quickened as the screams grew louder, closer.
Alecia strained against her chains, twisting her wrists in desperation Hello? Her voice was hoarse, a fragile thread of sound.
Can anyone hear me? What''s happening? ---- Her only response was the pounding of hurried footsteps above her, muffled shouts echoing through the dungeon.
Run! Hold it back! Kill ithe''s heading for the dungeon! The words sent her pulse racing.
Whatever he was, it wasing here No, no, no, she whispered, yanking at her restraints with renewed urgency.
The rough metal bit into her skin, drawing blood, but she didn''t care.
Her instincts screamed at her to move, to fight, to run but the chains wouldn''t relent.
She was trapped her.
A prey chained to be offered to the predator.
The growls grew louder.
Her body froze as heavy, deliberate footsteps descended the stone staircase leading into the