Chapter 40

Hope rose as I listened to her words. The souls would come back if the curse was broken... my husband would return… Melissa’s mother would return… the infant’s mothers.

“So, everyone will return once the curse is broken?” I inquired quickly.

My voice was breathless with excitement.

She nodded emphatically with a broad smile on her face.

“What about the ones who have died?” I asked enthusiastically.

Her face fell this time, and she looked away. “No, I’m sorry. If their body is alive, they have a place to return, but if not… their souls move on.”

A sense of urgency came over me. I had to get back and warn the others; I had to find a way to stop this curse before more people died and stayed that way.

“When is the next full moon?”

“In three weeks.”