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This wasn’t that bad, she reasoned with herself. It would be much worse if she let this scratch get her caught by the thugs.
Annalise ripped a length of fabric from her petticoats and wrapped her foot with it. She surveyed the streets for any signs of danger but couldn’t see or hear anyone. She wasn’t far away from the place where she had been kept. She would be easy to find standing out there with no shelter. She needed to move. The farther away she ran, the more chance she would be able to outrun her pursuers.
Annalise took a deep breath and continued on her way.
Her foot gave off a dull ache as she continued limping farther away from her captors. She heard a crunch behind her and stilled. Another crunch. Someone was following her. Annalise took a few deep breaths and dashed forward. She ran, panting, her skirts in her hands, her hair in her eyes, but she didn’t dare look behind her.
She was vulnerable out in the open. She needed shelter. Just as she thought it, a tall, dark, half-finished building appeared before her. This would have to do.
She picked up her skirts again to race up the steps, but at that moment, someone yanked her hard by her hair. A scream ripped out of her throat.
“Where do you think you are going, pet?” a dry, unpleasant voice said in her ear.
