Binding the Curse

*POV=KAIA*

Tiberius turns his back on the humble cottage, leading us deeper into the overgrown woods. We weave through a tangled labyrinth of ancient trees and thorny underbrush until the thick vegetation finally parts. We step into a secluded grove hidden far back in his expansive backyard. The late afternoon sun struggles to pierce the heavy, interwoven canopy above us, casting long, eerie shad