Mia’s POV

I stormed back into my tent, my heart pounding with pure fury. Emily was sitting on her sleeping bag, looking nervous the moment she saw my face.

I slapped her hard across the cheek.

“I told you to keep Lucian busy so he wouldn’t notice Lily was gone!” I shouted, my voice shaking with rage. “How can you be so dumb and clumsy that you let him out of your sight?!”

Emily’s eyes filled with tears as she held her stinging cheek. I paced back and forth, tapping my foot angrily against the ground while chewing on my nails until they almost went numb. A thin line of...