CHAPTER 1
Despite multiple wounds, Lena somehow managed to pull herself out of the deadly lake. She would have been unable to tell how she did it, but there she was standing on her two feet.
Confused, she was not sure where she was at first. Her mind was too busy processing the pain. Indeed, her clothes soaked with cold water were like thousands of needles piercing through her skin. The wind blowing through her body made it ever worse. The sensation was so intense and violent that she could not feel anything else.
At this moment, something she would have never imagined happened. Her survival instinct took over the control of herself and made her aware that she needed to survive.
First of all, she made sure that she was not standing of the thin ice of the lake anymore. The big tree she was standing next to was a good clue that she was safe from the water. Next, she needed to find shelter immediately and get rid of those clothes.
Even though her vision was blurry, she could see the lights of the house, where she put at stake all her hopes. Slowly, everything was coming back to her: the fight with Kate. She had lost. She did not obtain the fruit of her labour. John and Max would never be her family. Too numb to feel anger and bitterness, she quickly forgot about them. There were more important things to do for now and she would have plenty of time to think about it later.
As she started moving, a spotlight blinded her sight.
"Lena Klammer, do not move, you are under arrest", screamed a masculine voice.
Unable to take it anymore, she began to sing The Glory of Love. She laughed and collapsed on the white snow.