ELENA

I walked with my heart jammed in my throat, my steps shaky as I was forced forward. One of them led the way, while the other stayed right behind me, his presence pressing down on me like a shadow I couldn’t escape.

They weren’t giving me a single chance to think, to plan, to even breathe without feeling their control over me.

Every step I took only made me feel like I was walking deeper into something I wasn’t coming back from. I had no idea where they were taking me, and I ...