The Midnight Bloom

Previously

…A profound sense of peace washed over her, momentarily eclipsing the fear. She had found it. The key to dispelling the darkness. But the bloom was still a bud, its power yet to be unleashed. She had until midnight. And as the moon continued its silent journey across the sky, Elara knew her race against time had truly begun. The Whispering Woods, once a place of terror, now held a fragile hope, a secret waiting to unfurl with the coming of midnight.