Beyond

The eerie, dark forest that sat on the west side of town was always talked about in hush whispers and warnings.

Those who were brave enough to enter were led down twisted paths of rot and moss that carried them back to where they had entered, never making it beyond the forest.

Some never made it out.

But the crawling adrenaline of discovering the unknown was too much for Iris Brooks to bare.

The forest called her.

The forest pulled her in.

The forest was her salvation, and he was her mystery.

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