Skye -
I didn’t know how long I had been running, but I didn’t stop until Mason’s voice faded into the distance and my breath came in ragged gasps. My legs trembled, begging me to stop, but I pushed on until I found what seemed like a safe place.
Finally, I collapsed by a large oak tree, leaning against its rough bark as I tried to catch my breath. The forest around me was eerily quiet, the only sound being the rustling of leaves in the wind.
I pressed my back against the tree, hugging my knees to my chest as I tried to make sense of everything and how I could possibly face Mason now.
I honestly didn’t know what to do. My worst fear had come true—my old appearance, the one I thought I had left behind forever, had returned. The dull blue eyes, the lifeless black hair—it felt as if all m
