ZURI

The eyes were everywhere. Bright, red, and unblinking.

They glowed in the darkness as if the void itself had grown a thousand watching pupils, each one fixed on me. My chest tightened until I could barely breathe. The silence between us was worse than any growl they made.

They were going to consume me.

I wanted to move, but my legs trembled beneath me. My arms felt too heavy, useless against the weight of that stare. My heart thudded painfully.

I was about to scream for them to back ...