The Latent SentinelUpdated at Dec 25, 2024, 15:01
A beautiful melody of birds wakes me up. Sun is barely above the horizon. It’s still early in the morning and sunlight filters through my broken-down window. It is patched up but it's functional. I rush outside to take a walk. I appreciate the small gifts that life has given me. Being able to walk freely is a boon. The beautiful pink and purple sky is liberating and outwardly. It makes me happy and brings a smile to my face. I have been smiling more often nowadays. I don’t remember doing that in the past. The scene in front of me feels like a fairy tale reminding me of an age-old memory. A memory, I can’t recall anymore.
I have been running for my life as long as I remember but this broken-down hut has given me a refuge. There are many reasons I cannot leave, not for now at least. For the first time in my life, I want to stay and be connected to something or someone. Even if our connection is broken and bloodied it is mine to keep.
A lonely girl running away from danger collides with a beast with a kind heart. Will she find love and happiness deep in the rocky cave or will she lose herself in the process? Will she accept her fate or fight to protect her heart? What would happen when two broken souls unite unexpectedly?
When I hear the creaking of the door and the dungeon doors open, I am jolted awake with an unexpected blow. I wake up panting. I am sweating and panting, gasping out of breath. That nightmare again. It haunts me daily. The fear of that dungeon never went away. I still feel the darkness deep within me. It is abiding its time and waiting to be unleashed. I have been tired of living like this. Re-living the same horrible memory over and over again. But it seems to haunt me more and more.
I am surrounded by happiness and laughter by the happy souls who surround me, but I keep my distance, afraid to taint their happiness with my misery. I want to be happy, but I don’t think I have the right to be happy. The feeling of loneliness is making my heart grow cold day by day. I smile and help everyone I can, but I hide my despair deep within me. Noone can know my secret.
A lonely doctor who hides his demons, stumbles upon the hope that can unlock his dark sheltered heart. Will he find the pieces of his broken heart, or will he turn to stone trying to forget all the pain? Can two broken souls come together to become one? Can love outshine all the pain in this world?
In this Journey, we will follow the unexpected and thrilling adventures of Ethan, the pack doctor, and his mysterious mate. Something big is brewing on the horizon as we unfold the mystery of the world beyond.