EMMA'S POV
Running isn't my favourite of games, I am clearly slowing Lilian down because she could just shift and run faster. I doubt we can run like this for another thirty minutes without getting caught. I am beyond tired already. But I got to keep going because Stephen and others sacrificed a lot for me to be out here.
Stephen may have shifted knowing that once I get my powers I will come back to free him and the one year that will be added to his sentence won't matter. If I get caught he will endure his full sentence and the extra punishment. I must at least try my best to make sure I get to live to see my nineteenth birthday so I can fulfill my promise to him.
We race fast through the sparse forest, the only sound in the groove being my harsh breathing and dried leaves rustling a
