Calla’s POV I didn’t have a specific place in mind when I left the cabin. I just walked into the forest, needing to get away from Kane and what he had revealed. The weight of his confessions felt heavy, and I couldn’t escape the realization that there were no simple answers to our complicated situation. The night air was chilly against my skin, but I hardly noticed. My mind was overwhelmed with thoughts about what Kane had said, processing shocking truths that I never expected but that somehow made a painful kind of sense. My mother had played a role in causing harm to his sister, leading to a young woman’s tragic death—an awful consequence of choices made in a complicated world. And yet, despite everything, Kane had developed feelings for Elena’s daughter, even though he had every rea

