Drunk And Daring I Kissed A Tycoon! 96

Could that person be Lake?

No, it couldn't be. Even if he realized Vespera had run away and guessed the general direction, how could he have possibly know she was hiding on an unremarkable hillside along the way?

it didn't make any sense.

Or perhaps it could be the man who had shouted outside the window relier.

Had he been lurking nearby the whole time, watching her get out of the trunk and following her up the hill?

The thought alone sent achill down her spine. She immediately crouched lower and crept deeper into the hillside. It was too dark to see the path, and she didn't dare to turn on her phone's flashlight. She could only humble forward blindly, crashing through the undergrowth aimlessly.

The footsteps behind her came nearer with every step.

Countless berrying scenarios flashed through her mind-being dragged deeper into the mountains, assaulted, madered, or worse-trafficked to some Lawless hellhole where her organs would be harvested

She regretted not staying in the car. But then again, even if she had, the person could have just broken the window and attacked her as soon as Luke left.

She picked up her pace, ignoring the screening pain throbbing in her beg.

just then, a beam of light sliced through the darkness, and she vaguely heard someone calling her name. But her ears were ringing, and her heartbeat was pounding so loudly it drowned out everything else.

Sensing someone right behind her and about to grab her, she screamed and began sprinting. "Help me!"

far, a strong

error. Her legs failed in

a familiar, soothing voice suddenly echoed in her

like their appearance and demeanor, was

not so thick as to obscure its

upon hearing that

to confirm her suspicion. Through the hazy, scattered light, a pale, handsome face

twin even more bewildered.

could have appeared here, mamythical creature or a

the scammered, seeming even more

you not

wasn't until he spoke again that Vespera felt a sense of reality

brought tears

some fresh

she knew he was

the obvious. Why else would he be here if

her down onto his thigh His hand, which

your name. Why did you still

feeling as defenseless as a

your wound will reopen

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