“Saveme!”Roxanne’sdesperatepleaechoedthroughthedenseforest.Herbodystrained，fueledbyfearandadrenaline.Shescannedtheshadowedexpanse，hereyeswidewithterror.Theapparitionpursuedherrelentlessly，ashapeshecouldn’tcomprehend—ahybridofmanandbeast.Panicgrippedher;shehadnoescape.“Someone…Someonehelpme!”Hervoicefadedintothegnarledbranchesandfrozenground.Thethornyunderbrushclawedather，andthebitingwindscutthroughherclothing.Exhaustionthreatenedtooverwhelmher，yetshepressedon.Tostopmeantcertaindoom. Roxanne