Chapter 71

• Aurora’s POV
• As I ran, my lungs felt like they were on fire, the cold wind piercing my face and making it hard to breathe. Fear drove me to take each desperate step deeper into the woods, my heart pounding in my chest. In the silence of the forest, the loud sound of snapping twigs and crunching leaves under my bare feet seemed overwhelming.
• Nathalie's mocking laughter echoed in my ears even though I knew she was no longer with me. However, I couldn't shake the suffocating and relentless sensation of being chased. The forest sprawled endlessly surrounding me, each tree seeming like a foreboding shadow.