Under the Mahogany Desk

Cressida

I paced the hardwood floor of the packhouse living room. My bare feet padded softly against the thick woven rugs, but the silence inside the house was deafening. Distance muffled the terrifying roars and pained yelps tearing through the dark forest, yet they still echoed straight into my bones. Each savage sound clawed at my mind. Suffocating anxiety gripped my chest, tight and unforgivi