Moonbound Secrets

ou're safe there? You ar

y ear heated up. The continuous tapping of rain against the windows blended with

ly was. "It's just a home. Furthermore, I believe that the tales are a lit

hardly a charming ghost tale. Lila, people used to discu

rk form of the woodland loomed beyond the rain-sta

ock your doors and stay i

n't see me, I rolled

tairs to the bedroom after turning off the lights, but as I was walki

ready twist

I had. I went upstairs and slipped into bed, drawing the comforter clo

ght to be. The creak of the ancient wooden frame in the wind sounded like sigh

re than the normal uneasiness of being

nd of the wind, the rain, or the house. It was

e I froze. It returned, c

nd like either, however. The hair on the back of my neck

pped toward the window. The moonlight cast long, black sh

mething

ees. I placed my face against the glass as my breath hitc

loud that it appeared to

ut, locked the door, and waited till dawn, according to common sense. But I

en stairs creaked beneath my weight. Once again, th

latch. What had I done? Hearing anything like that, then opening the

o know,

rain-soaked night air struck me like a slap. The cries of th

e porch. Beyond the yard, a wall of darkness that se

notic

n standing close

e that it was tall, wide, and eerily still. Caleb was the first person who sprang

as no more than a w

re remai

rd, my heart pounding loudly

direction, but back into the woods, and va

hen there was a burst of activity. Something flew b

ouse. As the growl became closer and louder, I became horrified t

t as something heavy banged against the door from the other side, I l

treated as the whole d

ased as swiftly

ed like an age while keeping my eyes fixed

rtain away just enough to get a glimpse. There was

ng for me at the edge of the woodland

agged lines-was etched into the closest tree in its stead. This tim