Chapter 130

Valeria’s POV

I swallowed my fear as I walked towards the path I had heard the sound from, pushing the basket of half-filled blueberries behind my back as I moved cautiously through the thick shrubs.

The sound was faint just a whimper but it was enough to pull at something deep inside me. I stepped over a thick root, the leaves crunching under my feet, and as I moved closer, I saw her.

A girl. No