CURSE OF THE MOON

ragged gasps as I sprinted through the woods, my heart pounding in my chest. I glanced back

th sleek silver fur burst from the undergrowth, positioning itself protectively between me and the approaching dan

rough the silent forest. In the chaos, the wolf managed to drive th

relief and exhaustion. The victorious wolf returned to my side, its de

e dark forest. Eventually, we reached the edge of Wolfsbane, wh

ong, familiar features and opened the do

ome to my home,” he said, h

ly baked bread filling the air. An elderly woman sat by the firepla

ar,” she said, her

I tried to process what had just happened. Daniel,

sked, my voice bar

s he looked at me seriously. “And I think it

?” I asked, curiosit

harm,” he replied, his amber eyes locking wi

ht like this’?” I asked,

he elderly woman by the fireplace. She n

hing... different,” he said, his voice tinged with sadness.

incts kicking in despite the surreal natu

of sorrow and resignation. “Every full moon, some of us transform

reconcile the man in front of me with

re a werewolf?” I asked, my

ply, his gaze unwaver

poke up then, her v

t belied her years. “And what Daniel says is true. This town has been cur

s?” I asked, my curiosity pi

filled with bitterness. “By creatures far worse than the ones you saw ton

giving way to a newfound

Mia?” Daniel asked, a note

” I stammered, realizing t

er eyes widening in surprise. “And you d

dmitted, feeling a pang of shame. “I

with a mixture of

and we’ll do our best to prote

my voice steady despite the whi

” Clara replied, her voice gentle. "And

y voice choked with gr

his eyes warm

Mia. We’re glad

in Wolfsbane, a town with a dark and dangerous secret and I have no parents I am an orphan .

safe, and that wa

, returning with a cup of

l help you relax,” she

lming my frayed nerves. Daniel sat across f

y family, Mia?”

d, my voice ba

softened, his gaze

voice gentle. “But you’re not alone anymore. We’ll help y

s welling in my eyes. “That means

his eyes warm

ia. We’ll get thro

r that surrounded Wolfsbane, I felt a glimmer of hope. As I drifted off to sleep, th