Adah's POV
We finally stopped running when we reached a small clearing deep in the woods. My lungs were burning and my legs felt like jelly, but at least we seemed to have lost our pursuers for now.
I looked around frantically, trying to get my bearings. We were completely alone in the middle of nowhere, with no sign of the other brothers or any way to get back to the road.
"This is just perfect," I muttered, pacing back and forth. "Now I'm stuck in the woods with you of all people."
"Yeah, well, it's not exactly my dream scenario either," Jayden replied, but his voice sounded strained.
I spun around to face him, ready with a sarcastic comeback, but the words died in my throat when I saw him.
Jayden was on his knees in the dirt, one hand pressed against his side. His face was pale an
