Chapter 19

The beast, towering and fearsome, suddenly struck at the glass with a ferocity that reverberated through her bones. Each impact threatened to shatter the fragile barrier that Marisol only just realized had been separating her from the monstrous creature.

Marisol’s screams reverberated within the narrow glass room, her pleas for help stifled by the oppressive silence that surrounded her. The monstrous wolf continued with renewed vigor, vexed at the barrier and its inability to reach Marisol no matter how much it tried. It lunges at the glass again, striking it with unrestrained force. Marisol’s legs almost give way in panic as she is forced to watch helplessly as the beast grows more and more impatient.

The glass finally begins to give in after minutes of relentless assault. Fractures spread like ominous tendrils, crawling across the surface as the creature’s assaults grow more ferocious. Marisol’s screams reach a fever pitch, a symphony of terror echoing in the confined