Chapter 256

Book 2~ Chapter 21**Poppy’s POV **The moment I step outside the cabin, the air feels different. Alive, somehow. The forest stretches around us in every direction, tall pines swaying gently in the breeze. Sunlight filters through the canopy in soft golden streaks, painting the path in moving patches of light.Last time I was here, this place felt suffocating, but now it feels like something else entirely. I can’t explainhow, but it’s almost as if the very land is watching me.Jake falls into step beside me almost immediately, bumping his shoulder lightly against mine.“You’re walking suspiciously fast,” he says.