Chapter 2 – Shadow of the Jungle

**Velvet Rapture | 第二章 – 叢林之影**

Lazuli穿越層層樹冠墜落，葉片在她的肌膚上呢喃，藤蔓如溫柔的臂膀纏繞，似不願輕易放手。濃郁的叢林氣息瀰漫四周，潮濕的泥土混雜著一絲更深層的氣息——狂野且未知。

她的呼吸急促，雙腿顫抖，感官彷彿被點燃。

低沉的咆哮自暗影中響起，一雙金色眼瞳閃爍於樹叢間，靜靜注視。叢林脈動著生命，青蛙的警鳴迴盪，昆蟲的呢喃縈繞耳畔，遠方的鳥鳴如顫動的迴聲，使她不自覺地戰慄。她被包圍了，被發現了，懸於驚奇與未知的邊界。

溫熱的氣息拂過頸側——是風，還是某種存在？她的指尖微顫，心跳如鼓，未知的期待在胸口悄然升騰。

這片叢林不僅充滿危機，它更在召喚她，將她引向更深處，向她低語它的渴望與秘密。

她無法抗拒。

也不想抗拒。

**Velvet Rapture | Chapter 2 – Shadow of the Jungle**

Lazuli crashed through the thick canopy, leaves whispering secrets against her skin, vines wrapping around her like unseen sentinels reluctant to let go. The jungle air was thick with the scent of damp earth and something deeper—something wild. Her breath hitched as she landed on soft, mossy ground, her body trembling, her senses heightened.

A low growl rumbled from the shadows. Golden eyes flickered between the dense foliage, watching, waiting. The jungle pulsed with life—frogs croaked their warnings, insects hummed, and the distant cry of a bird sent a shiver through her. She was surrounded, caught between the thrill of discovery and the mystery that lurked unseen.

A warm breath ghosted against her neck—was it the wind, or something more? Her pulse quickened, anticipation coiling inside her like a secret yearning to be unraveled. Every sound, every movement, was a promise, a whisper of what lay ahead. The jungle did not merely threaten; it beckoned, lured her deeper into its embrace.

Fear and curiosity wove together in a hypnotic rhythm that pounded through her veins. She stepped forward, drawn by the unknown, knowing the path ahead was inescapable—and knowing she did not wish to escape.