Chapter 64 - Revisiting the Genesis

The landscape around them changed, the trees becoming a jumble of dark greens and browns, sending a surge of disorientation through her. With her heart thumping in her chest, she gripped Jake's hand more tightly. Once again, they were within the Brannon estate again. They watched younger Ella step into the clearing, the moonlight casting long, eerie shadows across the ground. "Looking for something?" Damien asked, standing at the edge of the clearing, his expression unreadable. "I... I was just curious," she stammered, her cheeks flushing with embarrassment. Damien's eyes narrowed, his expression hardening. “Curiosity can be dangerous. You should go back. Now." She nodded quickly and began to make her way back, her mind racing with questions. Damien's warning and the unsettling feeling in the forest weighed heavily on my mind. There was something lurking in the shadows, something dangerous. And she was right, for when younger Ella had out of sight, the rogue appeared from with