Chapter 148: Wildfire

Calla’s POV

I couldn’t explain it any better than I could the first time. That invisible pull somewhere in my chest, like a compass needle guiding me north. It dragged me toward the treeline without hesitation, like it had always been there, like it had existed from the moment Cleo was born.

The forest was dark, the needles and twigs harsh under my bare feet, but I didn’t stop. I didn’t look back