Chapter 3 Author: Super Star Hannah, always so gentle and timid, had sacrificed herself to save me. "Get her!" the thugs roared behind me. I ran barefoot through the snow, each step like knives, but I didn't dare to slow down. Holding Aldo, I sprinted for the woods. The cold wind sliced my face. Memories of my last life flashed back. Hannah and I had escaped from the clutches of these thugs, only for Marie's lies to doom us. This time, I'd make sure history didn't repeat itself. To shield Aldo from the cold, I stripped off my jacket and wrapped it around him. My teeth chattered as I pushed through the forest, snow numbing my feet. After what felt like an eternity, I stumbled onto a mountain road. Headlights pierced the dark, and hope flared in my chest. But my strength gave out. My frozen legs buckled, and I tumbled down a slope, curling around Aldo to protect him. My head struck a rock, blood streaming into my eyes. I collapsed in the road's center, barely conscious. Tires screeched. A car stopped inches from me. The driver leaped out, and I squinted through the pain. "Patrick?" I croaked. To my surprise, the one who had almost hit me with the car was Patrick Graham, who had been engaged to me for barely two months.