Tristan's POV
After I felt I had to find Aitana, I grabbed the compass and started to look for the pack. The compass burned in my palm, its needle spinning wildly before locking onto a direction—north.
I knew I had to be careful. This forest could change and make me lose my way in an instant. The trees seemed to shift around me, their gnarled branches twisting like living things. Shadows stretched unnaturally long, and the air grew thick with the scent of damp earth.
My pulse quickened. Aitana was out here somewhere, maybe hurt. Maybe worse.
I didn't feel anything after that, but that didn't necessarily mean anything good. Sebastian called me before I left the hotel; he felt it, too, and was ready to come here to find Aitana together, but thankfully, I was able to calm him down.
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