Chapter 122 Watching Me!

• HELENA.
• The forest around us was dark and quiet, except for the crackling of the small fire I had built earlier. We had set up camp in a clearing, and the flickering flames cast long shadows on the ground. Luna lay nearby, her obsidian eyes half-closed but still alert, always watching. I could hear the soft sounds of the forest…leaves rustling in the breeze, distant chirps of night creatures, the occasional hoot of an owl and scurrying of a squirrel. It was the kind of night that felt both serene and dangerous, the calm before a storm.
• I glanced over at Aaron, who was poking at the fire with a stick. The orange light danced on his face, highlighting the sharp lines of his jaw, and I could see the usual calmness in his eyes. But tonight, it was accompanied by something else, a tinge of worry, uncertainty. He looked over at me, catching my gaze.