Aurora.Three days had crawled by, agonizing, relentless days filled with searching, chasing rumors that went nowhere. My throat was raw from screaming calantha’s name until I couldn’t anymore. My legs felt hollow, worn down from wandering in circles, every fiber of my body begging for rest. But the exhaustion was nothing compared to the relentless ache in my chest, the ache of knowing my babies were missing. My twins were out there, somewhere beyond my reach. And I had no idea where. Most of the time now, I cursed the day calantha was chosen to be my mother.I wanted to scream again. But for what? Who would hear me?We’d followed every trail, investigated every rumor, clung to even the weakest hope. Still, nothing. I was drained to the bone, but I refused to stop.That morning, the sky was a dull gray, heavy with the smell of rain. Under normal circumstances, it might’ve felt soothing. And then, something shifted.A sudden warmth surged in my chest like fire catching dry grass, a jo
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