Lila's P.O.V
I woke up to the sound of birds chirping outside my window, the warm sunbeams streaming in and dancing across my face. I stretched, feeling the gentle ache in my muscles, and smiled. It had been a week since I last heard from...them. And I was finally starting to feel like myself again.I got out of bed and padded over to the kitchen to start the coffee. As I waited for it to brew, I checked my phone. No notifications. No messages. No ominous texts. Just the usual social media updates and a few emails from clients.I breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe I was finally safe.The past week had been a blur of activity. I'd spent most of it outdoors, hiking and exploring the woods, feeling the sun on my skin and the wind in my hair. I'd forgotten how good it felt to be free.As I sipped m
