Chapter 42: Heart Ache

Lena's POV

I sat alone in the quiet living room after coming back from another unsuccessful search for Sage. It had been two agonizing days since she went missing and despite all of our efforts combing the city, we still hadn't found a single trace of her.

I buried my face in my hands, consumed by guilt. This was all my fault. If I hadn't hugged Hermes that night, none of this would have happened. No matter how many times Hermes and Scar tried to console me these past few days, telling me it wasn't my fault, I still blamed myself completely.

"Oh Sage, please come back home. Everyone is so worried about you, especially Hermes. He's devastated," I whispered to myself as tears rolled down my cheeks. The immense guilt was eating away at me.

Just then, I heard the front door open and glanced up to see Scar entering the house. He paused when he noticed me crying on the floor.

"Baby, what's wrong?" he asked with concern as he rushed over and pulled me into a comforting embrace.

I melted into