Joanna’s Point of View still
Relaxed, I stretched out, a sense of calm I hadn't felt in days settling over me.
Last night, I finally experienced a deep and restful sleep that had been out of reach for quite a while. The nightmares and the persistent unease that had haunted me during my waking hours finally faded away. Even the nagging voice inside me, the one that whispered warnings and doubts, was quiet.
A smile graced my lips, I felt unburdened, lighter than I had been in weeks.
Tonight was the Luna ceremony, the pinnacle of everything that had brought me to this point.
But strangely, the usual panic, the suffocating dread that had been my constant companion, was absent. I rose from the bed and walked to the private balcony that overlooked the front of the packhouse. To my surpri
