COLEEN

My lungs burned, my heartbeat louder than the wind screaming in my ears. I stumbled through the snow. I just needed to reach the road, if I could get there, someone would drive by, someone would…

A hand caught my arm.

I screamed, twisting, but Jared’s grip was iron. “Stop!” he barked, dragging me backward. I clawed at his sleeve, kicked at the ground, but my feet slid uselessly on the ice.

“Let go!” I gasped, but he only tightened his ...