Chapter 1111

Lise spoke these words partly to offer Carrie an escape route, but mostly because she craved Carrie’s suffering—the same agony she had endured. Even if they violated Carrie, she remained a Morrison family member. The family would bury the incident deep, protecting her future from scandal.

Sumner’s brow creased as he considered their options. “Where should we take her? The car?”

Fraser cut him off with a sharp gesture. “Absolutely not in the vehicle. Any traces we leave behind—DNA, fluids—will lead investigators straight to our doorstep.”

He exhaled heavily, scanning their surroundings before pointing toward the distance. “Beyond that ridge lies a cliff. Even if she regains consciousness halfway through, she’ll have nowhere to flee.”

“No!” The word exploded from Lise’s lips, stopping him cold.

well after their countless encounters. Given any opportunity, Carrie would hurl herself from that

sever her connection to Kristopher. Now, she desperately wanted that pregnancy to continue—for the exact same

him had opened her eyes to an uncomfortable truth: Kristopher’s devotion to Carrie burned just as intensely. She also recognized his unwavering determination. Once he fixed his sights on something—whether career ambitions or romantic pursuits—he pursued it with relentless

about Isonridge’s recent developments. Kristopher’s supposed amnesia struck her as suspicious, perhaps even

undoubtedly

heart

claim Kristopher’s heart, then Carrie wouldn’t either. But without the pregnancy binding her, and with

Carrie—she simply feared that ultimately, Carrie and Kristopher would find their way back

faces darkening with irritation. “You agreed to this plan earlier, and

still proceed with her, but that mountain crawls with dense forest, and none of us know the terrain. If she awakens and bolts, we’ll spend hours chasing her through unfamiliar wilderness, creating unnecessary complications. I spotted

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