Marked for Death

Valerie’s POV

“Where are we going?” I asked the driver as he took me out past the city and into the country. We’d been driving for a while now, and morning had pushed into afternoon.

Beyond the windows, the buildings became less and less, until there were only trees and hillsides, and winding roads with no ends in sight.

“Answer me,” I insisted. When he was still quiet, I said more boldly, “I am y