A Shadow of Doubt

"Did you see that?" Maya hissed, her voice barely a whisper.

Agnes' heart pounded in her chest as she nodded, her eyes wide with fear. A shadow had moved across the moonlit clearing, a dark shape that shifted and changed with unsettling fluidity.

"It's not human," Agnes whispered, her voice trembling slightly.

They exchanged a tense glance, their minds racing. Something was wrong, profoundly wrong. The creature they had glimpsed was not of this world, not a creature of flesh and bone.

Days turned into nights as they monitored the forest, their senses heightened, their nerves frayed. The creature, whatever it was, seemed to be watching them, studying their movements, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.