THE ANIMAL WITHIN

She thought the movements in her womb were her baby responding to her, until she found her in-laws kneeling and calling out to their dying patriarch. Only then did she realize this family was not waiting for a new life, but trying to reincarnate her critically ill father-in-law through her unborn child. Now, she must reclaim her body and her child from a trap built in the name of love.

Pregnant rock-climbing coach Yu-Ning moves into the mountain estate of her fiancé’s family, believing she is finally accepted. Her mother-in-law cares for her with vegetarian meals, tonics, and strict rest, but this devotion slowly takes control of her body. When her baby’s kicks sync with her dying father-in-law’s heartbeat, Yu-Ning realizes the family is not waiting for a newborn but preparing her unborn child as a vessel for the patriarch’s rebirth. As the ritual approaches, she must trust her body once more and cut the rope that leads her to the altar in the name of love.