The Forest Vow

When Lena returns to her ancestral village deep in the Black Forest, she expects only silence and old memories. Instead, the trees seem to watch her, and the villagers speak in whispers of a vow her bloodline never finished paying. At the center of their fear stands Elias—a brooding guardian rumored to be bound to the forest itself. His eyes hold centuries of sorrow, and his warnings to stay away only draw her closer.

Drawn by an old pendant that warms at his touch, Lena learns their ancestors forged the vow together: one to guard the forest, one to bind its darkness. But when a malevolent spirit awakens and begins hunting the living, the broken pact threatens to consume them all. As shadows close in, Lena and Elias must decide whether to finish what their families began—or let the forest claim what it was promised.

In the heart of the woods, love may be the only force strong enough to break an ancient curse… or doom them both.