*~Aurora's POV~*
I looked at Leon and blinked hard, my stomach howling loud enough to echo in my ears. My heart was hammering so fast it felt like it would burst. I mouthed one word to him—run. And then my legs took off before my mind caught up, sprinting faster than my small body should ever be able to move. Leon cursed and took off after me, his footsteps pounding behind mine while the people around us simply watched, stunned, as if this was a show.
That was when I noticed them—the cute forest creatures from the other day. Except now, up close, they didn't look cute at all. Their eyes were glowing. Their claws were out. And they were chasing us.
My foot caught on a stone and I went down hard. Pain shot up my shin as my knee scraped the ground, and I tried to stand but my body would not obey. "Eric—!" I gasped before correcting myself. "Leon!"
He was already there, scooping me off the ground without slowing. But I felt it. He wasn't fast enough. He knew it too.
