Chapter 5
What little composure I had gained during the brief time I’d been with Daniel, Andie and Angel vanished as we fled into the night. I felt the build-up of energy inside me, and the thought of being captured and returned to where I had been tortured was beyond terrifying. I fought to hold on, to not let the memories overwhelm me again. The last thing we needed was for me to freak out and signal to every police officer in the area where we were by an explosion of lightning.
I hadn’t put my slippers back on after my shower, and the grass beneath my feet was cool and wet from dew. I focused on the chilling sensation, digging my toes in with each stride as the four of us ran to the back fence, dodging a clothesline and a small outdoor setting under a large tree.
The fence was waist
