The rain wouldn't stop, and the loud thunder made the chaotic search feel even more terrifying.
"Morgan...!" Mervyn's voice echoed through the high green walls, thick with panic and desperation.
He pushed deeper into the twisting paths of the hedge maze, driven by the absolute certainty that his little boy was lost somewhere inside.
He ignored the voices of the search party behind him and just trusted his gut, terrified of losing Morgan to this giant green labyrinth.
But as he hurried around another corner, his relentless search brought him face-to-face with someone he never expected to see.
Mervyn stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes widening in total disbelief.
"You..."
The words died in his throat. His face twisted with a sudden mix of shock and intense pain.
A sharp, blinding headache hit him out of nowhere, making him stagger backward as the shockwave tore through his mind.
