Romance • May 09, 2026 • 52 min read

The Forbidden Forest

"Human, you are heading in the wrong direction." Yumi was told the Forbidden Forest was a place of death. She was told to never look back. But after a near-fatal encounter with a massive predator, she is pulled from the darkness by a savior who shouldn't exist. Now, she’s back home, pretending nothing happened. But her father suspects the truth, the city healers are watching, and the "bear" she says she ran from wasn't the most dangerous thing in those woods. A story of sacrifice, hidden magic, and the heavy price of being the one who survives.