Chapter 17
SERAFINA
I ran. My legs felt like they were on fire, but I didn't stop. I couldn't stop.
My lungs burned with every gulp of air I dragged in, but the fear pumping through my veins made me push harder.
I didn't know where I was going, only that I had to find Desmond and the other kids. Wherever they'd gone, it wasn't safe. I could feel it, the kind of wrong that settled deep in your chest and refused to let go.
The woods loomed ahead, dark and uninviting, despite the bright sun. Maybe they'd gone in there, trying to find their parents. They were still very traumatized by the sudden death of their families, the pain, and the urge to reunite. I had them while growing up, desperate to know my parents and why they left me. But this was far different; these kids watched their p
