Elyssa’s heart pounded in her chest in unison with the thudding of her bare feet against the forest earth as she ran. She’d been running for what felt like hours, not sure of where she was running to or who she was running from.
Slowing her pace to a stop, she leaned on her kneecap, trying to steady herself and think clearly. Her bare feet were bruised and burning with pain from all the running and her breath rushed out like whips of fire from her lungs to her nose.
She tried making meaning of everything that just happened. Could Declan be right? Was Landon’s intentions towards her bad? But he promised to tell her everything and even reached the peak by saying he’ll marry her and make babies with her. Didn’t all that mean well for her?
Standing, she gulped, her throat suddenly feeling d
