Abigail’s stomach dropped. Her breath stuttered out of her throat, the gravel slipping beneath her flats as panic surged through her legs.
The man’s stride quickened.
Abigail swerved hard, veering off the road and plunging into the cover of the trees. Branches whipped against her arms, her dress snagging on twigs as she stumbled forward, heart hammering like it might tear through her chest. She didn’t dare look back but she could hear him, the crunch of his boots eating up the ground behind her.
She pushed herself faster, lungs burning, but suddenly a heavy hand clamped onto her arm. Abigail screamed, jerking back with every ounce of strength she had. Instinct took over and her fist flew, striking against the hard muscle of his chest, and when that didn’t work, she kicked wildly, her fo
