Aurora’s POV
"Oh my goddess, Samantha! You're alive!" I jumped on her, holding her in a tight hug.
"I am here, thanks to you. Your third spirit set me free," she smiled, hugging me back.
"Third spirit?"
"Yes. You're the moon goddess herself!" she said, bowing her head.
A cold laugh cut through the trees. Caleb stepped forward, claws catching the moonlight between the branches.
"Well, well… little Sammy escaped. How cute," he sneered, pacing slowly.
Samantha growled, stepping forward, claws glinting. "Stop this, Caleb! You don’t have to fight!"
"Oh, but I do," he said, eyes gleaming. "You think escaping changes anything? You think you can defy me?"
Before we could react, he lunged. I ducked as a spike of dark energy shot past us, slicing through a nearby tree with a sharp crack. Sa
