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.

landscape, but in the rapidly descending twilight, not a soul was in sight. The

terror got the better of him; his trembling hand clutched Roselynn’s arm so

to sound reassuring, he stammered,

scared. I’ll

keep from rolling

could barely protect himself.

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the Onza Summerton family!” Ashton declared,

“We’re here in search of

silence followed her words, thick as fog. The

the three of them exchanged anxious glances,

straight into

you say?” one

skepticism. “How do you plan to prove

desperately in his pockets until he

the waning light. Etched into it

character: ‘Summerton.‘

proof!” Julian called out,

of the Onza Summerton family. Someone here is

me!”

in a blink, a dark shadow shot past, and before Julian could even register what had happened, the pendant had been snatched

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hand.

sharpened by years

to grab the figure, but

and

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

toward where

sneered from the darkness. “You think a gun

a child’s toy

if speaking to someone else, the voice muttered,

family’s pendant. After all these years, someone

branch has finally come

We’re all family.” The voices snickered once

through the air.

figure emerged from the shadows–a man with

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head, his small, squat body casting an

was so

couldn’t help but flinch.

doing here instead of making money out in the world?

with supplies and weapons, not skulking

man barked, his tone filled with

stammered, struggling to

down. We’ve come

Who would dare?” The