Fiona - POV
When I decided to pursue the ghouls, I followed their trail down a shadowy path. Mora had suggested I avoid engaging them, arguing that walking away would be the smarter move. But as I thought about the demon who had come here and slaughtered so many innocent people, my fury boiled over. I couldn’t let it go.
I wasn’t going to back down—not now, not ever. The ghouls had wandered into the market, where they preyed on unsuspecting souls, drawing the life force out of their bodies. With each soul they consumed, they grew stronger, more dangerous.
This particular group was targeting families with young children. They lured the kids in with a sickly sweet scent, hypnotizing them, leading them into dark alleyways. To these ghouls, the children weren’t human beings—they were nothin
