Chapter 52 Shadows Inside The Light

• Samantha's POV
• Long shadows on the ground were created by the flickering light from the clearing across the woods. With our breaths almost audible, I could feel my pulse pounding as I bent behind a thick cluster of shrubs. With my phone clamped to their ear, the shadow stood in the middle of the clearing and I found myself unable to look away from them. The voice of Royce kept returning to me. You correct me. They were in front of us.
• Every instinct in me cried to flee and create as much distance between us and this location. I understood, though, that doing this would just validate his authority over this game. No; we had to get closer to listen and figure out why he was still one step ahead.