TESSA
Tess?
Since when did he call me Tess?
The sound of it still echoed in my ear, like a bell that wouldn’t stop ringing. It wasn’t even the name that got me—it was the way he said it.
I shook my head, trying to push it away.
I had come back for a reason, and as much as I wanted to stay to keep an eye on Arden until I was sure she was stable, there was someone else who needed me.
“Calla!” I exclaimed as soon as I saw her.
She was huddled on the porch of our small cabin, her tiny body shaking as she cried, and both Sol and Noelle were kneeling beside her, trying to comfort her.
It felt like my heart was ripped out of my chest.
“Finally!” Noelle exclaimed when she spotted me, relief washing over her features.
I rushed forward, dropping to my knees in front of my daughter. “Bab
