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.

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

heightened the terror. Julian’s terror got the better of him; his trembling hand clutched Roselynn’s arm so tightly it hurt. Yet, in a

reassuring, he stammered, “Roselynn,

scared. I’ll

keep from rolling her eyes. Protect her?

could barely protect himself.

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the Onza Summerton family!” Ashton

“We’re here in search of the

her words, thick as

the three of them exchanged anxious

Had they just walked straight into the lair

Summerton family, you say?”

“How do you

in his pockets until he retrieved

faintly in the waning light. Etched

character: ‘Summerton.‘

Julian called out, his voice edged with

Summerton family. Someone here is bound

me!”

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

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hand.

her senses sharpened by years of

the figure, but her efforts were in vain–the

and precision far beyond

I’ll shoot!”

it toward where the shadow

the darkness. “You think

a child’s toy

to someone else, the voice muttered, “But it

pendant. After all these years, someone

has finally come to

The voices snickered once more, sending a

through the air.

a figure emerged from the shadows–a man with long

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his small, squat body casting an

His appearance was

couldn’t help but flinch.

you doing here instead of making money out

providing us with supplies and weapons,

the large–headed man barked,

Julian stammered, struggling to compose himself,

We’ve come

whom? Who would dare?” The large–headed man’s