He looked back at the laptop. The EPUB was changing. New words were appearing on the "blank" page in real-time.
The progress bar didn’t move. Instead, a series of distorted images flashed across the screen: gnarled roots, a woman with eyes like polished obsidian, and a house that seemed to be built from the ribcages of giant beasts. Then, a sharp ping . File Downloaded. Download Witch the Woods Bradford Bates epub
A heavy thud echoed from his front door. Not a knock—a weight, as if something large and wet had leaned against the wood. Through the thin walls, he heard the rustle of leaves and the snapping of twigs, though he lived on the fourth floor of a concrete building. He looked back at the laptop
"The woods do not want to be found," the first line read. "But once you read the words, the woods have already found you." The progress bar didn’t move