Marigold POV

Okay, so here’s the thing—when Barbie said “this place is untraceable,” I actually believed her.

Big mistake.

But let’s rewind a little before everything went to hell.

We were camped beside this ridiculously majestic lake—like, I’m talking misty waterfall, glowing blue fish, enchanted air that smelled like rain and lilies and probably ancient secrets. The whole scene screamed “healing retreat ad for supernatural influencers.”

The lake mirrored the jagged ...