Chapter 134 Into The Shadows

• Lena’s POV
• My pulse accelerates as I strain to hear any indication of the woman following me pressing my back against the hard bark of the tree. Only the far-off rustle of leaves in the breeze breaks the deafening quiet. My mind racing with ideas of what Mom may do should she catch me, I can feel the cool sweatshirt on my brow.
• I hear her footsteps approaching suddenly, then her voice, sharp and forceful. Lena! You are here, I know! One cannot hide indefinitely!