I ran through the pitch-black forest, afraid to look back.Behind me, a man’s furious roar echoed.“Damn woman, when I catch you, you’ll pay.”While running, I unlocked my phone without watching my step, stumbled over a rock, and tumbled down the slope. Before I could get up, a man grabbed my foot and sneered, “Where do you think you’re running to?”I threw a handful of dirt in his face, kicked him away, and scrambled to my feet to keep running.

Panicked, I unlocked my phone and dialed the first number in my call log.

Just when I thought it wouldn’t connect, he answered.“Quinn Ortega, help me! I’ve been kidnapped, and the...