KAI

“This won’t work, Kai. I’m begging you, turn back.”

Denny’s voice was frail. We’d formed this bond over the past weeks. Now, he was almost like a brother. I trusted him and I knew that he trusted me.

If this wasn’t such a serious matter, I would have chuckled and called him names. His eyes were wide, frantic, darting toward the forest's shadows as if the trees themselves would drag me down for daring this madness.

“I’ve already made up my mind, Denny. There’s no ...