Wild Bobcat Approaches A Woman, and She Decides to Follow(1)
Claire swallowed hard. This was reckless, she knew. But there was something purposeful in the animal’s behavior, something beyond mere curiosity.
The deeper they went, the quieter the forest became. No rustling wind, no birdcalls—only the soft crunch of her footsteps and the occasional rustle from the bobcat ahead.
Her pulse quickened. She hadn’t meant to stray so far. The safe familiarity of the main trail was long behind her.
She glanced back, hoping to catch sight of where she’d come from. But all she saw were trees. The trail had vanished.
A flicker of doubt gnawed at her. Alone in an unfamiliar forest, following a wild predator—what was she thinking?