Casaio tried to mindlink with Dominick again, but the connection failed, just as it had all day. His search had been relentless, and now night had fallen, shadows thickening across the land.
The phone in his pocket buzzed. He answered instantly.
"Gabriel, I'm still looking for Nick," Casaio said breathlessly. "I've checked every place he could possibly be, but he's nowhere. It's like he vanished."
"I've found him," Gabriel's voice came through.
Casaio straightened. "Where? I'll teleport."
"In the Cursed Forest," Gabriel replied. "Meet me at the entrance."
The line went dead. In the next second, Casaio appeared beside him.
"Why the hell would he go in there?" Casaio demanded. "Who told you this? Are you sure?"
Gabriel's eyes stayed fixed on the dark treeline. "People saw him walk straight in," he said grimly. "And no one who goes past that line ever comes back the same or never..."
