Hide and Find

**Lyra POV**

"It’s nice to meet you too, sir," I managed to whisper, my voice hoarse and brittle.

The man up front, Nikolai, just gave a short nod. I sank deeper into the leather cushions of the backseat and stared out the passenger window. The dark trees blurred past us, shadows stretching into the night. Now that the initial rush of pure, unadulterated adrenaline was starting to fade from my