RAINS POV

~2 days to the ancient rites

Even before the sun came out fully , I was already awake, lying in bed with the words of the letter burning into my thoughts. It was also written in the letter to come into the woods today.

My hands trembled even as I sat up. I didn’t want to go, yet I couldn’t stop myself either. It was as though the ink of that letter had crawled beneath my skin, tightening like a chain around my ribs. If I don’t ...