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 my bound hands, yanking me like a rag doll.

I panted heavily, my vision blurred with tears. I tried to fight, though my strength was fading fast. The icy blade of a dagger pressed against my throat.

"Tell me right now, who told you we were stealing? Are you working for someone else, trying to screw up our business? Speak!"

"Go to hell… you bastard," I spat in his face, hanging on my knees.

Blood and saliva splattered across his murderous expression.

"I'm so sorry, my love, I'm so sorry," I sobbe