Shattered Calm

Thalia’s POV

Forty-eight hours had crawled past since the ambush, and neither Cecilia nor her abductors had made a single sound. The waiting was awful enough on its own, yet watching the strain wear down Beckett's expression hit me hardest. Seeing someone usually so steady look that rattled dragged my spirits down far deeper than I wanted to admit.

Kaelen had contacted the local authorities earl