Chapter 63 - Seeing is Believing

The struggle to control his impulses made his chest heave. Reluctantly and slowly, he lowered his knife, though he held onto it tightly. Before either of them could say anything, Jake felt another shock as a familiar figure appeared from behind the creature, Luna Katherine “Hello Jake” Jake looked at Ella, his face a mixture of terror and confusion. “Ella, what's going on?” “Jake this is the Luna Katherine” she said “And him? Who's that?” he asked pointing to the rogue. Luna Katherine moved forward before Ella could respond, her eyes glued to them both. "Hold hands," she said, making no room for disagreement in her tone. After a brief moment of hesitation, Ella reached for Jake's hand. With a flurry of emotions racing through him, he took it with a firm and solid hold. A weird sensation swept over them as their fingers interlocked, a warmth that emanated from their connected hands and surrounded them in a gentle, pulsating light. The surrounding forest appeared to change