Liah’s Pov.
I hid behind a tree, checking for any presence around before I moved forward.
It’s the tenth time I was trying to escape this place. But somehow, that uncle always manages to find me and bring me back.
But today, I was sure I got it. Because I had studied his routine and noticed when he would be gone for hours.
Still, I treaded carefully, knowing they were so many traps hidden in this forest by that Uncle of course.
He said his name was Pax and he was a friend of my mother but I didn’t believe him one bit. If he really was Mama’s friend, he’d have taken me to her instead of hiding me here.
One step after the other, I was getting closer to the exit. But I made one wrong move.
I stepped on a trap and instantly, a net sprang out to wrap itself around me, hoisting me up in
