Eliane’s POV
I stood outside Mother Possessor’s building, my silhouette framed against the silvery light of the full moon hanging high in the night sky. The moon's glow bathed the forest in a ghostly hue, illuminating the leaves and casting long shadows across the rocky terrain.
A gentle breeze stirred my hair, strands of it dancing like whispers in the cool night air. I hugged myself, feeling the cold seep into my bones, but I could not shake the feeling that it wasn't just the chill of the wind that made me shiver.
My eyes, deep and searching, were fixed on the moon, as if it held answers I so desperately sought. My thoughts raced like the wild creatures that roamed the woods around me. Everything felt disjointed, fragmented—like pieces of a puzzle scattered across the ground with no
