Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 1925 Hidden in the Mountains

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Just as doubt began to creep in, Julian’s eyes lit up, and he suddenly pointed

toward the horizon, his voice sharp with excitement. “Look! There’s smoke

ahead!”

Roselynn and Ashton whipped their heads in the direction he was pointing,

and sure enough, wisps of white smoke curled lazily into the dusky sky. It was

undeniable proof that someone–or something–was there.

“Let’s go check it out,” Ashton said firmly, her tone leaving no room for

hesitation. As a seasoned police officer, bravery came naturally to her.

Roselynn, though not easily rattled, maintained her composure, yet the only

man in their trio, Julian, was visibly shaken. His heart raced, fear clinging to

him like a shadow. If it weren’t for the relentless pursuit that had driven them

into these deep, ominous woods, no sane person would have ventured into

this desolate wilderness.

“Heh, heh, it’s been ages since anyone dared to come this far. Who might you

be?” A chilling voice echoed from somewhere in the distance, followed by

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more voices that seemed to come from all directions.

“Oh, what a treat–two beauties with bodies to die for!” another voice jeered,

dripping with malice.

“Cackle, cackle, we’ve truly hit the jackpot today!”

Suddenly, disembodied voices filled the air around them, sinister and

mocking. It was immediately clear that they weren’t dealing with just one

person.

around the dimly lit landscape, but in the rapidly descending

better of him; his trembling hand clutched Roselynn’s arm so tightly

reassuring, he stammered, “Roselynn,

scared. I’ll protect

her tongue to keep from rolling her

could barely protect himself.

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family!” Ashton declared, her

in search of

silence followed her words,

of them exchanged anxious glances,

Had they just walked straight into the lair of

the Onza Summerton family, you say?”

with skepticism. “How do you plan to prove

in his pockets until he retrieved a

waning light. Etched

character: ‘Summerton.‘

is our proof!” Julian called out, his

family. Someone here is bound

me!”

in a blink, a dark shadow shot past, and before Julian could even register what had

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hand.

senses sharpened by years of martial training, reacted

figure,

and precision far

or I’ll shoot!” Ashton growled, drawing her gun

toward where the shadow had

a voice sneered from the darkness. “You think

a child’s toy

as if speaking to someone else, the

pendant. After all these

has finally come to

We’re all family.” The voices snickered

through the air.

emerged from the shadows–a man with long braids

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head, his small, squat body

appearance was so unsettling that

couldn’t help but flinch.

instead of making money out in

us with supplies and weapons, not skulking around

barked, his tone

Julian stammered, struggling to

down. We’ve come here

would dare?” The large–headed