Chapter 20
- Scarlett's POV
- This deserted island seemed to be cut off from the rest of the world. There were no houses or buildings here at all—quiet, endless, and cruel. The trees were tall, their thick branches creating shadows over the ground. The air was heavy, damp, and smelled of earth and decay.
- I had been walking for what felt like hours, my bare feet scraping against sharp rocks and twigs.