Chapter 12

Alicia

The night sky was pitch black with only a few stars guiding my way, the forest lay thick and hidden in shadows and I spotted glowing eyes everywhere I looked.

My breathing was ragged from running through most of the night and I could hear my strong heartbeat banging in my ears. The short dress I wore was torn and dirty as was the rest of me. The dirt and dust came from the underground tunnels that had led me outside of the great walls. I had not figured out where I was going, I just wanted to get away and as I was running an unwelcome thought popped into my head. 'He actually was planning on letting his brothers bit me!'

Tears were threatening in my eyes from both the emotional end physical challenges I had met the last few days. The adrenaline that once had spiked in my body was now weighting me down and every step I took felt like a mile. In a meadow ahead I noticed a barn and went straight