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.

expected, wearing a mask.

asked. “If not, she might not make

“Wait, why the

said. “Can’t be

me

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

pulled out his phone. “Will this

my blood freeze. It showed a woman who looked exactly like her, unconscious, with a bright red handprint on her pale

breathing quickened as rage built inside me. “Where

his phone. “I said, follow me and find

explosives around her,” he added casually. “Call the cops or

a finger at me. “Her life’s in your hands,

want –

I cut him

quickly. Then he stuck his hand out. “Your phone,

1/2

Calculating bastard.

handed it

my screen. He circled me like

He jerked his head toward the

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