The Rain of Blood

Thalia POV

I push my shattered body to the limit. My battered legs carry me through the blinding, freezing downpour, splashing thick mud up to my bruised knees with every desperate step. Hot tears carve tracks down my cheeks, mixing with the relentless rain. I can hear them hunting me. The thundering paws, the aggressive, guttural snarls echoing through the black trees behind me. They are trackin