Flight Under the Moon

POV: ELOWEN

The door clicked shut behind my brother, plunging my small bedroom into a heavy quiet. I stared at the wood panels for a long time, the weight of his words pressing down on my chest until I could barely draw a breath. I spent the rest of the day locked inside this room, pacing the narrow floorboards, wrestling with the overwhelming urge to climb out the window and flee. My original pl