Adrian P.O. V
I pushed through the frosty forest, branches snapping beneath me as I burst into the clearing where Samantha stood, shocked.
At first, I thought something bad had happened to her. Seeing the bloodstains and the strange markings on the trees, I was almost paralyzed by fear. But something inside me refused to give up, so I held on.
I took a deep breath, cleared my head, and decided to look for answers instead of jumping to conclusions. I followed my instinct, and eventually I picked up her scent, and it led me here.
But this Samantha, standing in front of me, looked different from the one I remembered. Her skin was pale, and her eyes looked exhausted; it was clear that she had gone through a tough time.
I watched as she let out a sigh of relief, her shoulders relaxing as
