Content Warning:This chapter contains scenes of physical violence and attempted sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised.

It had been three days since the guards threw me into the woods per Hannah’s orders.

I had been managing by foraging for berries and roots, praying I hadn’t eaten anything poisonous. I was lost, wandering aimlessly in circles. It was only a matter of time before a wild animal found me, or I died from starvation, dehydration, or hypothermia. Whichever came ...