I was so confused. “I don’t understand.”
“This is it, Annette. Your one chance for escape. You have to get out of here now. They won’t give you another chance. What’s it going to be?”
She was right. I didn’t know how these circumstances came to be, but I had to take advantage of them while I still could.
“Okay,” I said, holding onto the note tightly. “Okay. Thank you.” I was psyching myself up for what I needed to do now. Running away… Gods. Would I ever see Jake again?
No, I had to be strong. I couldn’t give in.
Sienna nodded at me, and then walked outside. She looked both ways and then signaled me forward.
“Run,” she said. “Run and don’t look back.”
I followed her direction, surging forward, past the driveway and into the woods. I ran until my legs were tired. Then I grabbed my ph
