Chapter 42

Aunt Belinda and Sarah continued to walk deep into the forest, searching for clues about Lily and Adrian's disappearance. They followed a path that seemed to show where they were taken and the last one anyone remembered they last passed through.

Aunt Belinda looked around, worried about Lily's safety. She spoke to Sarah in a concerned voice, "Sarah, we need to focus and be alert. Look for anything that seems strange or different—footprints, signs of a fight, anything that might give us an idea of what happened.

Sarah nodded, her gaze fixed as she knelt down to examine the disturbed ground. "I'm searching, Aunt Belinda."

Aunt Belinda crouched beside Sarah, her voice tinged with worry. "It's crucial that we remain calm and methodical. We can't afford to miss anything."

Sarah's brow furrowed in concentration as she carefully examined a patch of dirt. "Aunt Belinda, look at these markings. They're deep, as if someone was dragged here."

Aunt Belinda's eyes widened, realization dawning upo