Chapter 96

Amber’s PoV We moved in silence, Viola’s guards setting a brutal pace as they frogmarched us through the shadows, a wall of bodies separating Ryan and me from each other. The further we walked into the forest, the more a pit of unease grew in my stomach and I couldn’t seem to shake the image of Viola’s grinning face out of my mind as she watched us leave. “Ryan..” I said nervously but his name dissolved into a cry of surprise as the man at my back shoved me roughly forward and despite my best efforts to remain upright, I stumbled and fell. “For fuck sake, No talking! Are you dumb? Do you want to get us caught?!” The guard snarled as he lifted me by my hair off the ground. “Get your fucking hands off her!” Ryan snarled as he turned and attempted to come to my defense, but the other guards surrounded him, blocking his progress and laughing at his anger. “Not much you can do about this right now though is there?” The guard sneered as he dragged me to my feet and shoved me again, the men i