Chapter 231

Isla's POV

Two Days Later

The forest had thinned out, giving way to cracked asphalt and an endless stretch of dust and sand.

On either side of the road, the earth was parched, decorated only by shriveled shrubs and the shimmering heat that rose from the ground.

My hair hung frizzy and tangled around my face, strands sticking to the sweat on my neck.

My lips were chapped, my throat scratchy and my