CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

I'm not sure how long I've been running, but I can't seem to get very far. The woods are dense and difficult to navigate. I've gotten turned around a few times, become completely lost and had to backtrack. I'm covered head to toe in mud, and I feel like I've been running for hours, though I'm pretty sure it's only been a few minutes.

But I feel like I'm close now. I can hear the stream and I see the trees rising up ahead.

I'm practically sprinting by the time I reach the cabin, and my heart is beating out of my chest.

I throw open the door, ready to find a way to prove that Rachel paid this woman to cast a spell on me, but instead I find the house completely empty. I don't see any sign of the sorceress at all.

I search everywhere. I even go into the cellar. The whole place looks abandoned. There is no sign of her anywhere. And based on how empty the place is, there's no indication she's ever coming back either.

Which means I have no proof. No proof of Rachel's betrayal. No proo