KATHERINE

I tried to crawl back to the safety of the forest with one last desperate breath.

"Aahh!" I screamed at the sharp sting when the sole of his shoe pressed against my hands, bound tightly with rope.

I felt the tiny bones in my fingers creak, on the verge of breaking.

"HELP! ELLIOT! SOMEONE... HELP!"

"Shut the hell up, damn it! You’re getting on my nerves!"

"Just finish her off already! The boss said—"

"Shut up and don’t tell me what to do! Come here, talk now or die, bitch!"

He grabbed