I gasped desperately. My feet dug into the forest floor but that didn’t matter. All I could focus on was running away.
I thought I could over run this but I tumbled only to be devoured by the bitter cold. I didn’t dare look back. My heartbeat hammered against my ribs echoing like the drums of a hunted animal. I felt like an animal.
I tore through the forest floor.
It felt like everything around me held its breath.
Adrenaline rushed through my veins abut all I could was cry. And pray.
I knew there was no one to catch me if I fell—except him.
And there was no one to ruin me… except him.
I ran faster, stumbling over roots hidden beneath the snow, bruising knees and ankles, but I couldn’t stop. The trees towered. I slipped behind one of the tallest oaks, my entire body shaking with the
