Shadow of the Lunar Curse

was very different from the air in the city she came from. It had been ten years since Elara Voss was last in Silverbrook but everything looked th

ot know what to expect. The smell of pine trees and the quiet of Silverbrook were a change from the city life Elara Voss was used to. She let out a lau

es high. The paint is coming off. The windows are probably really dirty because they have not been cleaned in a while. She needed a job. The Silverbrook Gazette

g her to this place was the fact that her parents died and nobody knew what happened to them. It was like something was pulling on her hear

You are Voss right? I looked at your resume. It says you are good at figuring out mysteries. We need someone like that now. There have been some things happening with animals.

s. "What kind of attack

aulings started a month ago. The Sheriff is saying that bears are doing it. Some people say it is something else. The old tim

rom the break room and started looking through some old files. The attacks were really bad: they had cuts, bodies were ripped apart and they always happened near the edge of the forest. There were no people who saw anything with a lot of

e. Maya Ruiz was standing behind the counter. She has been Elara's friend from when they were kids. Maya Ruiz had her dark hair tied back in a ponytail.

Elara a big hug that smelled like cinnamon and fresh bread. It was

could not stay away from you for

because of those attacks that have been happening. People are locking their doors at night. It is like they think the world is coming to an end.

unfaithful.. Then Elara started talking about the maulings and Maya's face became really serious. "You need to be careful Elara. My grandmother used t

ions are an idea. I am here for the facts, about things, not superstiti

out of the forest when it is dark outside. The forest

ape that was waving back and forth in the wind. Sheriff Daniels was there. She was a woman with sharp features and she

dge. "Do you have any ideas about what could have done this? I mean what really

e said "It is a bear. A big bear. That

aint. It was like metal and it stayed in the air. This made Elara's nose move around in a way. The smell of metal was st

it is surrounded by trees that make this soft whispering sound when the wind blows. While she was unpacking she found this trunk in the attic and it

ritten about the dreams she had and some strange feelings she got sometimes. Her mother also wrote about being careful when the moon was full. One page in particular caught Elara's eye. It s

eeping. She was moving around a lot. She was sweating. There were drops of sweat on her forehead. Her skin felt funny, it was itching her. Her bon

When she looked at herself she saw that her eyes were glowing this amber color. What was going on with her eyes? The p

ay too close. Elara grabbed her sides. Bent over because something i

he trees, a pair of yellow eyes