By Kaylea Tocnell – A free, unpublished fragment
She had been lost, but not in the way people thought. Having sought a moment of peace that turned into a disorienting journey through the wilderness, she had survived on grit and the strange luck of finding shelter. As she embraced her parents, the "free" didn't just mean she was out of the woods—it meant the shadow that had hung over Oakhaven was finally gone. kaylea tocnell free