6.In a misty graveyard, Morana—a demon trapped for five centuries—meets Ella, the only human who can see her. A wild apple begins a five-year bond between them. When Ella is sold by her stepfather Kane to the brutal lumber foreman Grey and beaten to death, Morana breaks the seal, possesses Ella’s body, and returns. She avenges Ella, cares for her little sister Lizzy, and becomes the town’s “gray witch,” protecting women from abusive husbands, fathers, and masters.The men are magically made pregnant, forced to feel a woman’s pain. The mayor hires a fake priest and later the old mage Maurice to burn her, and they even kidnap Lizzy as bait. In the end, the town’s women shield Morana, and the men kneel and confess. The curse dissolves—except for the unrepentant mayor. Living as Ella, Morana keeps her promise to protect Lizzy and the town, then returns to the graveyard to thank the real Ella’s spirit. A stranger’s arrival teases the next chapter.
