Every rustle of leaves and snap of twigs sent his heart pounding with a wild rhythm. Each sound felt like an echo of impending danger. He moved with extreme caution, desperate to remain unseen, but the sight of more monkeys, each clutching a struggling puppy, made his pulse race faster.
The jungle closed in around him, the dense canopy thickening and casting eerie shadows that seemed to reach out with ghostly fingers. The air grew colder, wrapping him in a suffocating chill that seemed to press down on him with increasing weight.