Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 24 Blue Darts

Eriana was an annoying troublemaker. Cherise didn’t want to be involved with her.

But Cherise never thought Eriana’s underlings would ambush her at the school’s back door.

The school’s isolated and uninhabited back door was overgrown with weeds.

Lucy pulled Cherise to the back door. They had just left when the hooligans guarding the back door surrounded them.

“I’m right. You really left from the back door.”

The crafty leader smiled maliciously. “I haven’t seen you in a long time, Chèrry.”

The man looked like a criminal. Lucy frowned slightly. “Who is this?”

Cherise took a deep breath. “Aunt Eriana’s son, Nicky Gruber.”

Nicky was three years older than Cherise but kept repeating grades because of his poor results. When Cherise sat for her SATS, Nicky had just gotten into a dubious, third–rate school in Adania.

He had sinister thoughts about Cherise since they were young. He had even tried to force her to…

If her uncle hadn’t reached in time, she would have taken her own life at the scene.

by Nicky in the

retreated subconsciously, but Nicky’s friends were behind

studying in Adania. Why have you never come to look for me?”

“If

I wouldn’t have known my beloved cousin was

spoke, he approached Cherise with a sneer. “I haven’t seen

suggestively, giving Lucy

stood in front of Cherise. “You’re

say such nasty things, pretty girl.”

hung from the corner of Nicky’s mouth. He indicated

come here and let

her side were

glared straight at

you going to do

leaned

behind Cherise held her hands to prevent

approached Cherise crudely…

dart landed

other leg knelt on