The Wendigo's Girl

Previously

…The path ahead was shrouded in uncertainty, a winding trail through the shadowed woods. But as Elara looked up at Kael, at the man who was also a monster, at the love that had bloomed in the heart of darkness, she knew she wouldn’t face it alone. Their bond, forged in the crucible of fear and desperation, was a fragile thing, a delicate flame against the encroaching night. But it was a flame nonetheless, and it held the promise of both solace and a continued, perilous existence. The echoes of hunger would always linger, but for now, in the quiet embrace of the dawn, there was only peace. And the enduring, terrifying promise of their forbidden love.