The Beast in the Dark

***Bryony Hinsley POV***

Spinning around on my heel to face the source of that bone-rattling growl, my foot caught on an exposed tree root. I tripped, tumbling backward and landing hard on my ass in the dirt. My breath hitched in my throat. I squeezed my eyes shut, silently praying that the crushing exhaustion of the past few days was finally playing cruel tricks on my mind. I must be hallucinati