Chapter 27

• Samantha pov
• The sunlight hit my skin with a warmth I hadn't felt in what seemed like forever. The fresh air filled my lungs, and for the first time in weeks, I felt alive. I was free. Free from that nightmare, from the suffocating darkness Louis had forced on me. It felt surreal, like I was standing in someone else's shoes, as if at any moment I'd wake up back in that cold cell. But no, this was real. I was free.
• I squinted against the brightness as I stepped outside, trying to make sense of it all, and then I saw him.