Diana’s POV
I didn’t even make it past the courtyard before my legs buckled beneath me, and I collapsed onto the wet green field, gasping for air like I’d been underwater too long. The cold biting through my knees like teeth.
My chest heaved, sharp and desperate, while sweat mixed with the chill of the morning dew soaking through my school uniform, making it feel like wet paper wrapped around my body.
Eva caught up seconds later, practically skidding to a stop beside me.
“Diana!”
She dropped to her knees beside me, her breath hitching, cheeks blotchy with wind and panic. Her hands were trembling as they reached for me.
“What the hell? Why’d you run like that? You scared me!”
I raised my head slowly, my hair clinging damply to my face. When our eyes met, the words tumbled from me bef
