The Wendigo's Girl

Previously

…The curse that bound Kael was not broken, merely held at bay. But as she stood there, her hand resting on his transformed arm, she also knew that she would face it with him. Their bond, forged in the crucible of terror and fear, was now a fragile, defiant flame against the encroaching darkness. The future was uncertain, a vast, shadowed expanse, but for the first time, Elara felt a strange sense of belonging, a connection to this ancient, tormented creature that mirrored the wild, untamed depths of her own heart. They were two souls bound by a fate as ancient as the woods themselves, their story just beginning in the quiet aftermath of a battle fought in the heart of the night.