Ethan closed the door behind him gently with a serious look, and the room felt weighty with his presence. Sitting on the edge of the bed, attempting to sort the feelings whirling inside me, my heart thumped in my chest. The unsaid words hung between us and the air seemed thick. I realized what he was about to say would change everything.
He started, "Cora" his voice low and almost reluctant. "I have to tell you something. Regarding the prophecy...and you are the starting point."
I felt a shock from the word "prophecy." Before, I had heard whispers about it, stories from the elderly, stories meant to frighten pups into behaving. But hearing Ethan say it made it real, and the anxiety I had been carrying about started to show up.
"Prophecy?" With hands shaking as I held the bedspread, my v
