Chapter 14: The Night Everything Changes
It's supposed to be simple.
Quiet.
Clean.
Justin waits at the edge of the forest.
Every second stretches into eternity.
Then—
She appears.
Breathless.
Terrified.
Alive.
"You came," he exhales.
"I almost didn't," she admits.
But she did.
And that's enough.
He takes her hand.
And they run.