Chapter Two (Part 1) Shadows fell across the forest floor, and I ran from tree to tree, trying my best to stay invisible in the darkness. I’d never been so far outside the city, and I was terrified of the noises out here. Wild animals unlike anything that lived inside the city limits. I’d grown up my whole life in Los Angeles, and other than trips to the beach or the park, I’d never been out in what anyone would have called “nature”. I preferred the concrete jungle, because it was familiar. But Rayla had seen this place very clearly...