Chapter 44. Timing

As he ran in the dark and eerie night, with the full moon shining through the thick canopy of trees, casting eerie shadows across the forest floor, he had no idea where he was going. He was a new recruit in Josh’s team. Seemed like he bit more with the job than he could be chewing.

The man ran through the woods, his heart pounding in his chest with every rustle of the leaves and snap of a twig. He could hear the distant sounds in the forest, sending chills down his spine.

Suddenly, he heard a growl behind him and spun around, only to come face to face with a ferocious werewolf. Of course he didn’t know what the thing was, furry and vicious, a huge bipedal beast. The creature stood towering over him with its razor-sharp claws and snarling jaws, warm drool dripping down his bared fangs. The man screamed in terror as the werewolf lunged at him, knocking him to the ground.

He felt the sharp claws of the creature tear into his flesh, and he cried out in agony, convinced