C25 Revelations in th Dark

As the night closed in on us, I grasped onto Chase tightly, my heartbeat thundering so fiercely that it seemed audible. The footfalls approached, each one echoing threateningly through the hush of the surroundings. Chase's embrace intensified around me as his warm breath tickled at my earlobe.

"Stay near," he murmured, his voice almost indiscernible amidst my thumping heart