Wild Bobcat Approaches A Woman, and She Decides to Follow(1)
Her hands clenched into fists. If they found her, what would happen? These weren’t casual hikers—they were poachers setting illegal traps.
She peeked cautiously. Two figures moved through the trees, shadows shifting. One carried a rifle slung over his back.
A chill ran through her. They were armed.
She had to keep moving. Slowly, carefully, she crept through the underbrush, hugging the ground. Every step was a risk; every breath felt too loud.
Then—SNAP. A twig cracked under her boot.
The voices stopped. Heavy silence fell between the trees.
A man’s voice broke the quiet. “Did you hear that?”
Another responded, “Could be an animal.”
