Chapter 7Elena’s POVThe cold forest wind bit at my skin, but I kept moving. Each step further from the pack house felt like a stolen breath of freedom. I didn’t know where I was going, only that I had to go. For as long as it was away from those people. I wonder why I didn’t think of this before, maybe it was because I thought they would change. Lies. I scoffed at the ludicrosity of that.My stomach still ached with hunger, but Ava’s stolen food had helped ease the worst of it. I hadn’t stopped walking since the prison break, too afraid that if I paused for even a second, Damien’s men would catch up. Ava’s words still replayed in my mind. I didn't recall her working for my mom. In fact, I didn’t recall anything. It was just like the moment my mom died, I realised how alone I was and just breezed through life, only working towards the passion as a doctor. Eventually, though, my legs gave out.I found a cluster of trees beside a narrow creek and collapsed there, curling beneath the r
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