Malric's Pov

Three days.

Three whole days since I last saw Delilah.

Three whole days since I last heard her voice.

Every second stretched like a curse.

I'd been standing outside the mansion for hours, my eyes fixed on the forest that stretched endlessly beyond the horizon. The morning mist clung to the air, damp and heavy, like it was holding my guilt in place.

I didn't know where she was now, or if she was even safe.

And for the first time in my life, I didn't know what to do.

Should I go after her?

Should I let her go?

Or should I go back to Velmora and...