~ALLISON’S POV~
I ran like my life depended on it. Because it did.
The cold night air burned my lungs, but I didn’t stop. My feet pounded against the uneven ground, slipping over patches of dirt and dead leaves.
I didn’t care. I couldn’t care.
Behind me, I heard them. Laughing. Shouting. Chasing.
My heart pounded so hard I thought it might burst. My legs ached, but I pushed forward, my only focus on getting out. Finding a road. A house.
A person.
Anything.
I didn’t know where I was going. The abandoned house sat on the outskirts of town, and I had been too distracted when Devon texted me the address here.
I hadn’t paid attention. I hadn’t thought I’d need to.
Stupid.
Branches whipped at my arms, scratching my skin as I tore through the trees. I could still hear th
