Chapter 80: The Invisible Thread

Calla’s POV

Cleo was gone. And it was all my fault.

If only I hadn’t fallen asleep. If only I had kept an eye on her like I was supposed to, then none of this would have happened. But now here I was, running through the forest like a woman possessed, chasing the sound of a tiny voice calling for me.

I hadn’t heard Cleo speak in several minutes now, and my panic was escalating to the point of a nea