Slowly, almost mockingly, it curled its lips into a sinister grin, revealing a jagged lower fang that made it look more like a nightmare than a beast of flesh.
Addison's heart plummeted.
She didn't dare look away, not for a second. The moment she averted her gaze, she feared the creature would be on her, hurling her through the air like the others. Death would then come swiftly and brutally.
No. She refused. She would not die so easily.
Her children still needed her; they would be devastated if she died in some distant place like this. She had promised them she'd return, even teasing them with the promise of delicious food when they met again.
It was the only way she could convince them to leave and stay hidden with her parents' arrangement, safe from enemies and safe from Zion discovering them too soon.
Just then—
"Growl!"
Before anyone could react, a shadow lunged and sank its fangs into the back of the berserk ogre's neck.
"ROAR!"
