“You don’t close your eyes, Cassie! Stay with me! We’re going to get you home,” he pleaded, the desperation forming a lump in his throat.
At the palace, Daisy watched in horror as the search party trampled through the trees, carrying a figure in Mark’s arms that made her heart stop. Cassie was pale, translucent skin marked with blood across her cheeks. As anxiety blitzed her mind, it collided with a rush of excitement about what was about to happen.
“No…” she said, a mix of disbelief and dread washed over her.
Mia, standing next to her, gasped. “They found her!”
Daisy’s mind was racing. She hoped this day would arrive, but not like that. “What if she is dead,” she said, her eyes icy and scary.
Mia was taken back for a moment, she stared at her friend, speechlessly.
"She is alive!"
