‘I’m going to distract them,’ Nico’s voice floated in my head as I lifted my butt up to stop the vibrating.
I heard the crunching of his feet taking off from behind the log as he began running.
“One on foot!” I heard someone yell.
The sound of multiple men running caused anxiety to build slowly in the pit of my stomach.
Why is it that everyone around me pays for my mistakes?
‘Don’t do that,’ Aspen ordered, ‘Nico and Sam don’t need your self-pity right now. They need your strength.’
I swallowed hard. Strength. I can do that. Right?
She’s right. I don’t have time for self-pity. I need to stop doing this. The only option is to fight.
I quietly shimmied towards the opening of the log, peering out to make sure that everyone followed Nico. Breathing a sigh of relief when I
