Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 316

Blake’s POV

“You two enjoy your reunion!”

The kidnapper slammed the van doors shut with a bang, plunging us into darkness broken only by thin slivers of light through tiny gaps in the van’s exterior.

The smell was rancid and overwhelming. A seafood truck. The ice blocks meant to keep today’s catch fresh had melted into dirty puddles across the metal floor.

My suit was already soaked. I didn’t care. Not with Audrey unconscious in my arms.

“Audrey, wake up,” I said quietly, brushing my thumb over the angry red handprint on her face.

The engine roared to life, and the van lurched forward. I nearly fell, tightening my grip on her shoulders. Standing carefully, I lifted her completely into my arms and spotted a wooden crate in the corner. I made my way toward it, stepping through the filthy water.

After sitting down, I shifted Audrey and wrapped my jacket around her torn dress. The evening gown was too thin for the damp chill of the van.

“Audrey,” I whispered again, my voice breaking. “Please wake up.”

her about Snow, about my grandfather, about the months

arms. Then, almost too quiet

body went rigid. That voice.

my name in our most intimate moments. No one else said my name

I said, my voice unsteady.

arm and

hot…” she mumbled, her

was cold from the

“When she wakes up, you gonna have yourself

immediately. Whatever drug he’d given her wasn’t just to knock

at my

pale skin. Even in the dim light, I could see the curve of her chest, the edge of her

surged instantly. I

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my mother hadn’t stopped arranging women for me, but all had

made that arrangement with Rachel, my mother would’ve continued