The moonlight spilled through the broken classroom window, casting an eerie glow across the floor. The ragged curtain swayed with the night breeze, and Falkor’s mocking voice echoed in the silence, reminding me of Raven Elsher—the man who betrayed me after I had once saved him.

“Do you remember Raven Elsher?” Falkor taunted, his smirk sharp in the pale light.

My jaw tightened. I remembered too well. After the night we visited the grave of a nameless child, Raven vanished from my ...