The mountain road wound like a devil’s spine, and Cassie’s engine sputtered one last time before giving up completely.

“Come on. No, no, no…”

The car wheezed, jerked, and rolled to a full stop in the middle of nowhere. No signal. No GPS. No passing cars for hours. The sun was dipping behind the trees and she was stuck halfway through a reckless solo road trip that was supposed to be empowering.

Instead, she was stranded. In the woods. Alone. With a trunk full of useless emotional ...