JAKE
We stood frozen in shock as the door swung open, revealing a woman none of us expected to see. Sonia let out a gasp, her eyes wide with disbelief as she stared at the familiar figure standing in the doorway. It was her grandmother—Rosita, the leader of the Eastern Witch Tribe, who had disappeared after the tribe collapsed.
“Grandma!” Sonia cried, rushing forward. She threw her arms around Rosita, holding her tightly as tears streamed down her face. “I thought you were dead! You vanished when the fire destroyed everything. I thought I’d lost you forever.”
Rosita’s eyes welled up with tears as she hugged Sonia back, her hands trembling as she wiped her granddaughter’s cheeks. “I’m so sorry, my child,” she whispered, her voice heavy with emotion. “I was abducted. Taken by members of a
