Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 198-1

“I can do this. I’ve got this. Totally," Xavier mumbled to himself, trying to keep it together.

"Matthew was a great lawyer, and Xavier couldn’t figure out what business he had in a place like this. Dangerous, dark, and downright nerve-wracking, Xavier already felt himself starting to unravel after just a few steps into the cave.

"The place was a total maze. Danielle stayed sharp, carving marks into the walls with her dagger as they went. At first, it seemed like a good plan, until it didn’t.

"Uh, are we lost? We’re trapped here?" Xavier asked, glancing nervously at the identical paths around them.

"Danielle studied the marks she had made. There was no doubt about it. they were looping back to the same spot, over and over again.

"Xavier started mumbling to himself, "Great, we’re lost. Just going in circles over and over again."

"He groaned, kicking a loose rock. "Is Matthew even here? Yeah, he’s smart, but this place is insane. There’s no way he’s navigating this on his own."

spiraled the longer they walked. "What if we’re stuck here forever? We don’t have much food, and

of fans! I

him. "When I see that guy, he’s going to have

getting us out of this maze," Vivian said. She kept reminding herself, Xavier was her biological son, and she had to keep it together. How she and Howard, two

keep moving. There’s gotta be a way

attention. Especially

one keeping everyone from losing it!

pressing a hand to her forehead. "If your mouth is dry, tough luck. There’s no water anyway. And please, for

of here, I’m setting him up on a blind date.

kept tossing out jokes, still convinced he was lightening the

she had made. But after just a few steps, they were met with a thick, white expanse, like walking into

In a cave?" Howard asked,

don’t know what’s out there, so let’s take it slow."