Chapter 80

The walk through the forest seemed to stretch endlessly, each step muffled by the thick carpet of moss beneath their boots. The silence pressed around them, broken only by the soft hum Kellan made as he nestled securely in Silas’s arms, his small fingers clutching at his daddy’s jacket.

The mist had deepened, wrapping around them in cool, shifting veils as they ventured farther into Grimwood terri