Delilah shook off her suspicions and kept walking through the forest. She jumped every time a twig snapped under her paws and bristled with embarrassment. It was dark in the woods and she felt vulnerable without the sunlight around her. Delilah squinted into the distance until she caught sight of an opening, possibly leading to a meadow of some sort, and quickened her pace.
(Sorry I didn't use the parentheses...)