CeCe swallowed hard at the sight before her. The huge tiger beast kept snarling aggressively from beneath the giant tree, its sharp golden eyes locked onto her movements like it was prepared to tear her apart the moment she stepped closer.
At first, CeCe genuinely thought the beast simply hated her existence.
Well… That would not even surprise her anymore. Almost everybody in this world either hated the real CeCe, feared her, wanted to kill her, or looked at her like she carried plague.
But then, her eyes landed on its leg. And her expression changed immediately.
A massive black trap had clamped tightly around the tiger's front leg. Blood soaked the ground beneath it, while dark smoke rose slowly from the metal itself.
CeCe frowned deeply. That was not normal. The trap looked old. And whatever material it was made from… It was dangerous enough to restrain a beast this huge.
