Elena's POV
To my chagrin, the closest thing to family, no, comrade, was Roman and his corrupt baseness. He gave me a roof over my head, food - speaking of food, he didn't take anything today.
As much as I hated him, Roman was my only ray of light. And I couldn't lose that, especially when he came back and found me gone.
"Oh no," I breathed out and immediately went back.
Roman couldn't know I was trying to escape, or that what little trust we had managed to build that night would disappear, and our relationship would go back to zero. Back to how we couldn't stand the sight of each other.
I didn't know how deep I'd gone into the Meadow. I kept praying that Roman wouldn't realize I was lost until I got out in time.
My lungs were burning and I was thirsty for water, but I didn't give in
