Chapter 315

Death Takes Me, CEO

“It’s not the ocean that’s wrong,” she’d said. “It’s the people who hurt you.” “You shouldn’t hate the ocean. It covers more of Earth than land does. It’s full of life.”

She’d gotten excited then, describing everything I couldn’t see. “When your eyes heal, you’ll see how beautiful it is.”

Now I could see the ocean just fine. But she was gone.

“Mr. Thompson. Still here thinking about your meetup with that woman?”

A voice broke into my thoughts. I started to turn, ready to correct his mistake.

“That woman has been kidnapped by me.”

The words stopped me cold.

“What woman?” I asked, keeping my back to him.

“The one you were with earlier,” he replied, sounding smug. “She’s someplace safe. For now.”

I quickly pulled a mask from my pocket and put it on before facing him.

I expected, wearing a mask. Wiry, with something unstable in his

asked. “If not, she might not make it through the

“Wait,

I said. “Can’t be too careful. Where

me and you’ll

need proof you actually have her,” I said. “Not just going to take your word for

pulled out his phone. “Will

photo made my blood freeze. It showed a woman who looked exactly like her, unconscious, with a bright

quickened as rage built inside me. “Where is she?” I asked

“I

her,” he added casually. “Call the cops or tip off anyone else, and boom – she’s

in your hands, Thompson. Not

want –

go, I cut

me to cave so quickly. Then he stuck his hand out. “Your phone, give it

1/2

Calculating bastard.

handed it over without

checking my screen. He circled me like

jerked his head toward the

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