Amber POV
I need to get the hell out of this house for a while, I think to myself triumphantly, flinging some clothes and food into a backpack. I was going hunting in the forest, needing some time to think and to just be alone, without my parents or my sister bothering me. Especially after that nightmare of a date and the house cleaning I'd been forced to do, with Sophie making sure she made a right mess just to annoy me. Luckily my parents were away on business and the house was empty, Sophie was at a friend's house. Maria would make no move to stop me, knowing just how much I needed to just be outdoors and one with nature. I needed to feel the wind in my hair and smell the fresh air.
I hoist the backpack onto my shoulders, almost skipping down the stairs. I lock the front door behind m
