CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Scarlett’s POV

As the sound of footsteps echoed down the corridor, I could feel my heart pounding inside my chest. It was as though it was trying to burst through my ribcage and escape the danger that we were facing. My eyes shifted to Emily and Freda, and I could see the same fear etched on their faces. We had come so far, and now, we were just moments away from escaping. We couldn't afford to be caught by Ethan's men.

It had been a long and treacherous journey, and we had been running for what felt like days. The forest had been dense, and the path was winding, but we had persevered. We had come too far to give up now. The only thing left to do was to make it out alive.

But this time, the stakes were higher than ever before. Ethan's men were after us, and we knew that they would stop at nothing to catch us. We had to be quick, we had to be smart, and most importantly, we had to stick together.

As the footsteps drew closer, I could hear the urgency in their pace. They knew that we we