⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Felix's throat had been slashed, wine-red blood trickling from his deathly wound and staining his work attire.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Brietta could hear her heart pounding in her chest as she fought to suppress a scream that threatened to claw its way up her throat. Her veins surged with a wave of panic and terror, overwhelming her senses.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The two snapped out of their stupor and staggered back. Completely forgetting about the ladder behind them, they tripped over it, causing the ladder to tumble, and setting off a chain reaction.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Soon, all the lights began to flicker before the lights completely shut off, plunging them into darkness, and causing Brietta's heart to pound rapidly against her ribcage.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Jackson was the first to get up, gently pulling Brietta with him. "We need to leave. Now," he urged urgently.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Jackson dragged the teary-eyed girl toward the entrance, but they soon skidded to a halt when they heard a low growling sound. Their hearts raced as they were soon faced with a pair of red glowing eyes.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Jackson quickly ducked behind a DVD shelf, pulling Brietta down with him. As they crouched there, her heart pounding, Brietta recognized the glowing red eyes of the Alpha.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀In the darkness, her mind raced with fear, and she couldn't help but think that the Alpha was after her, that it wanted to punish Scott by killing one of his friends.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Jackson glanced at Brietta and slowly put a finger to his lips, urging her to stay calm. He peered over his shoulder and looked down the aisles. As soon as he heard a growl, he quickly moved back to his original spot with clenched eyes.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Brietta peered over Jackson's shoulder to catch a glimpse of her dead co-worker's body. She closed her eyes in horror, but when she opened them, she found herself no longer in the video store. 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Instead, she was surrounded by the dense woods of the Beacon Hills' Preserve.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀She felt shorter than she was. She felt colder than she was. And above all, she felt more terrified than she had ever felt before.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀She blinked rapidly, and suddenly, she noticed a body below her. It was Felix Madden's body—lifeless and motionless.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Then, she felt a large, warm hand on her shoulder. Oddly, she should have been frightened, but instead, she felt an overwhelming sense of safety. 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀It was as if nothing in the world could harm her as long as that hand remained on her shoulder.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀A masculine voice followed, "This isn't your fault, Ettie. You did what you had to do."
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Brietta tried to turn around, attempting to see the source of her comfort, but as she blinked, she found herself back in the video store.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀A rumbling noise sounded, and a few DVDs fell onto the pair, prompting them to squeeze their eyes shut.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀All Brietta wished for was that this was all a nightmare, that she would wake up to her grandmother's humming, her brother's snarky comments, Stiles or Scott telling her that she was late for school again, or even Lydia and Allison calling her for an emergency shopping spree.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But that never happened because this was real.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Brietta jumped in her spot as she heard shelves tumbling down, and then everything happened so fast. She felt hands on her body, propelling her forward. Then a loud crash followed as Brietta banged her head against the ground.