บททั้งหมดของ Taken by the Herd King: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

The rasp of whetstone against steel is the only sound in the clearing. Rhythmic. Measured. A whisper of violence just beneath the surface. I drag the blade down slowly, watching the edge catch the sunlight.Across the yard, the screen door creaks open.Right on time.Elunara steps out with that same

Today, I’m leaving.Really leaving.Not like before—full of desperation and half-hearted promises to myself that I’d try harder next time. This is the next time—the last time, and I will not stumble through it with tears in my throat and longing in my gut.Not this time.This time, I go all in.I’ll

The sobs are louder than I expect. I try to choke them down, try to grit my teeth and bite through the grief that’s spilling out of me—but it won’t stop.The Hollow has won.Mud clings to my calves and feet, drying into my skin like it belongs there. The wetness on my face—rain, tears, sweat—blurs t

Steam swirls in lazy ribbons around me. I sink further into the warmth, letting the water lap up over my collarbone.The ache in my muscles dulls with every breath I take, and the weight behind my eyes melts away. The room is silent except for the soft glug of water shifting with my movements.The a

I move without waking, slipping into the dream that has stitched itself into the edges of my rest. The forest breathes around me, dark and dense, with paths carved from memory and time. Even in sleep, the air carries meaning—soft moss underfoot, the scent of damp wood, a deeper hum that makes my pul