~ASHTON~

"Hazel!" I shout, my voice almost drowned out by the relentless pouring rain that soaked my body and blurred my vision. I have been shouting her name for hours, desperately trying to pinpoint her location amid the storm's chaos. She wasn't the only one I was searching for; I was also determined to find one of those elusive creatures—looking everywhere to find those glowing eyes—that had taken her from me. Yet, as long as the Soul Keepers remained guarding these woods, they would ...