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Every second that passed without finding Callie intensified his anxiety. The worry weighed on Elias like a heavy burden, and he couldn’t help but imagine the worst possible scenarios. Thoughts of her injured or trapped preyed on his mind, and he couldn’t shake off the feeling of helplessness. But he refused to give up. Elias knew he had to keep searching, keep calling her name, keep pushing through the brush. He couldn’t bear the thought of losing her, not after everything they had been through together. As he called out her name once more, his voice wavered with exhaustion. ‘Callie... Please, answer me!’ His feet felt like lead, and the terrain seemed to grow more treacherous with each step. But he pushed forward, determination overriding the fatigue in his body. He couldn’t stop now; he had to find her. With every passing moment, Elias’s worry escalated. His thoughts became a jumble of memories they had shared, their laughter, their dreams for the future. The fear of losing her threa