After seeing Nat slip away from camp, you knew something had to be wrong.

Shauna had everyone on edge after she, Lottie, and Tai had convinced the others you all needed to stay instead of getting rescued. Kodiak and Hanna were your only chance at survival after a year of being in the Godforsaken forest, but they were tied up in the animal pen instead of leading you all home…because of them.

Just as you saw her silhouette a few yards away, you also found that snow was beginning to fall around you. The first signs of the second winter you’d likely spend here.

Your eyes fell back onto Natalie, whose knees buckled beneath her as she broke down. She just wanted to go home…for all of this to be over.