Beauty within the Beast

The cold air had sent shivers down my spine, the trees above shook under the howl of the wind, my neighbors cat, bell, had ran off and I was given ten dollars to bring her back. The air seemed disturbed, so sickeningly humid, yet it was in the middle of winter, snow gently drifted down and lightly touched my skin, a howl in the distance had caught my attention. "Bell" I ran fast my heart pumping hard, so hard it was all I heard, up ahead a group of dogs were swarming something, biting and snarling, a louder snarl made them back away. They laid so still and quiet, they looked... like they were bowing, a boy stood, his clothes were ripped and stained with blood, in his arms Bell reached up and licked his cheek.