Carlosily tugged hander,

I stepped outside onto the porch. The och drifted away, weaving been the trees like

wanted me to follow. And an I did,

The cool night alt brushed against my skin as 1 moved deeper into the wors The ich stayed just ahead of me, its glow illuminating a path that wasn't there before. My heart pounded, but I didn't stop. followed it, the forest armind me growing denser with each step. The blue oth floated ahead, its glow mesmerizing. I felt a strange compulsion to keep going.

Somewheir in the distance, I heard faint voices. They were calling my name.

I turned my head slightly, but the sound felt far away, can echo in a divan. The orb floated next to me beckoning me to continue, so my feet began moving,

The orb flickered, then suddenly dove downward. My breath hitched as I stepped closer, drawn to it. It had disappeared into the ground, but the pull was still there, urging me forward.

Just as I was about to take another step, strong hands grabbed me.

A startled gasp escaped my lips as I was yanked backward, My feet left the ground, and I suddenly realized I had been about to step off a cliff.

-Isaiah's arms were locked around my waist, his grip firm and unwavering. My heart pounded violently in my chest as I stared down at the dark abyss below.

I would have died,

Panic surged through me, followed quickly by a wave of nausea. I felt

lightheaded, the world spinning for a moment as reality crashed down on me.

voice was tight with restrained

voice barely a whisper.

orb, why I hadn't stopped even when I heard my name

me to the ground but didn't let go. He held my face between his hands, forcing me to meet his eyes. "You almost walked off a cliff," he said, his jaw clenched. "If I hadn't gotten

eyes, exhaling

grip almost crushing.

trembled as I

and the twins ran up to us, their expressions frantic. I was so shaken up I don't say a word until we got

hear us calling you telling you to stop Elijah demanded, scanning me for

"This damn forest must

you trying to kill her!", Alex

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Yoind still feeling. "No. It

looked at nie

a blue nibs. It led me there it put me in some

something ele

who was quite this whole time spoke her

You saw the wi

she said

what?" I asked,

leads travelers astray. trying to lure the

to their doom."

the

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