Samantha's POV
Long shadows from the sun were spreading across the dirt road as it sank. The gravel road we had followed seemed to go on endlessly, meandering into dense forests that appeared to become closer with every bend. Inside the car, the quiet felt stifling. Since we had just avoided those lights, neither Adrian nor I had talked since; the tension between us lingered like an unsaid truth.
I kept looking across to him, seeking some comfort—something that would indicate he had a strategy. His face stayed still, though, his gaze fixed on the road forward. I began to doubt things a little. Could I truly believe him? Adrian had brought us thus far, but with every turn it seemed as though we were plunging more into peril.
Crossing my arms, I moved in my seat. "Adrian, we cannot keep
