Where the Heart's Shadow Falls

Previously

…His words, cryptic and unsettling, echoed the unease that had been growing within her. He spoke of shadows, of stirring darkness, and Elara, who had always lived in the comforting light of her predictable world, felt a chill that had nothing to do with the cooling evening air. She looked into Julian’s eyes, searching for answers, but found only a depth of concern that mirrored her own burgeoning fear. The whispers of the heart, once a sweet serenade, were beginning to carry a discordant undertone, a premonition of storms yet to come.