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.

the dimly lit landscape, but in the rapidly descending twilight, not a soul

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

sound reassuring,

I’ll

to bite her tongue to keep from rolling her eyes. Protect

could barely protect himself.

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family!”

search of the

silence followed her words,

and the three of

straight into the lair of

Summerton family, you say?” one of

skepticism. “How do you plan to prove

pockets until he retrieved

faintly in the waning light. Etched into it was

character: ‘Summerton.‘

Julian called out, his voice

family. Someone here is

me!”

shot past, and before Julian could even register what had happened, the pendant had been snatched

Hidden

hand.

her senses sharpened by years of martial

out to grab the figure, but

a speed and precision far

shoot!” Ashton growled, drawing her

toward where

voice sneered from the darkness. “You think

child’s toy to

speaking to someone else, the voice muttered, “But

Summerton family’s pendant. After all these

branch has finally come

eh? We’re all family.” The voices snickered once more,

through the air.

figure emerged from the shadows–a man

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his oversized head, his small, squat body casting

His appearance was so

couldn’t help but flinch.

doing here instead of making money out in the world?

be providing us with supplies and weapons, not skulking

large–headed man barked, his

truth,” Julian stammered, struggling to compose himself,

down. We’ve come

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