The Wendigo's Girl

Previously

…Elara squeezed his hand, her own fear momentarily overshadowed by a fierce, protective instinct. He had stepped into the abyss for her, and though the darkness had claimed a part of him, it had not consumed him entirely. Not yet. But the cost of this dangerous bargain, she knew, was far from settled. The ripples of his pact were only just beginning to spread, and the true consequences remained shrouded in the chilling uncertainty of the night.