Chapter 84

Julian? Impossible. Even if he knew she’d run, even if he guessed she’d head this way, how could he know the w hiding on this obscure hillside? It made no sense!

In a flash of inspiration, she remembered the man who’d yelled from outside the car window. Could it have been him…? Perhaps he’d been hiding nearby, seeing her escape from the trunk and following her….

This realization completely unnerved her. She crouched lower, heading deeper into the woods. Footsteps followed, drawing closer.

A torrent of terrifying thoughts flooded Olivia’s mind: being dragged into the woods at night, raped and murdered, or kidnapped and sold to Myanmar for organ harvesting… She should have stayed in the car. No, even in the car, once Julian left, he could have broken the window and attacked her!

She ran faster, ignoring the pain in her leg. A beam of light shone; she vaguely heard someone calling her name, bor fear had made her ears ring, her heartbeat drowning out all other sounds…

“Help-!” She screamed, leaping to her feet and running. Running uphill, a weight landed on her waist, her feet left the ground, a strong arm wrapping around her waist, lifting her into the air.

kicking wildly, connecting several times with her

kill you.” A familiar, soothing voice

up to see a

you…”

you

tears.“How

“Taking a stroll.”

would he

to her arm, half–encircling

were ringing,” Olivia answered

about reopening your wound?” At his words, she

grimace.“Olivia, you didn’t do this to take extra time off, did

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