Chapter 53: Search Continues

— Beta Calypso —

The wind by the flowing river feels colder tonight, instantly drying the droplets of sweat that remained around my neck and back.

I’d just finished another run, the adrenaline still rushing in me as my heart pumped, but it became slower and slower.

I used my hands to scoop some water and splashed it on my face. It was refreshing, and equal parts awakening. I haven’t felt this energized in a while, especially when Viktor’s been on our ass for Goddess knows how long now.

Leia this, Leia that. He’s killed no less than ten searchers who have come back empty-handed every time they went away to look for her. Cane and I had to remind him that the more he killed because of how pissed he was, the slimmer his chances of finding her got. It’s not exactly easier to find a person when you only have one searcher left, is it?

I stand up and walk a few feet further to the edge of the river where the forest is covered more in moss and flowers that glowed under the moonlight.

Not a lot