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."

don’t have much food, and dying of thirst sounds like a nightmare. This

I can’t just

fists, already planning to give Matthew an earful when they found him. "When I see

on 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 quiet people, ended up with such a nonstop

There’s gotta be a way out of here," she said, marking the walls with her

pay attention. Especially you,

keeping everyone from losing it! You think it’s easy? My mouth is

"If your mouth is dry, tough luck. There’s

know when to stop," Vivian muttered to herself. "When we’re out of here, I’m setting him up on a blind date. Let him talk

oblivious to his mother’s scheming, kept tossing out jokes, still convinced he was lightening

a few steps, they were met with a thick, white

asked, his brow

so let’s take it slow."