Page 37 of Hekate: The Witch

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Thump, Thump, Thump

The sound of my heart

battering my rib cage.

Thump, thump, thump

The creature edged closer

and I slowly stepped back.

Thump, thump, thump

The light was right behind it,

making it a massive, ominous silhouette.

Thump, thump, thump

I scrambled backwards

as it started gaining on me.

Thump, thump, thump

A howl escaping its throat,

It lunged at me and I fell back—

‘Cerberus!’

A commanding voice filled

every edge of the darkness.

The dog-monster stopped so suddenly

that even I halted.

‘Stop.

Not her!’

I heard it whine softly

like it was a much smaller pup

and not the monstrous,

three-headed thing it was.

Then, to my surprise,

it lay down and thumped its huge tail

and I heard the words,

‘Good dog.’

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