Chapter 573

Briony pulled out her phone and booked a flight.

Once her ticket was confirmed, she made two quick calls to tie up some loose ends at work.

When she finally looked up again, she realized the driver had taken a wrong turn.

"Excuse me, are you sure this is the right way?" she asked.

The driver didn't respond.

A jolt of unease shot through her. Briony immediately opened her ride-hailing app.

The map made it clear-they were headed in the opposite direction from the airport.

She reached for her phone to call the police, but suddenly a harsh, chemical odor filled the car.

Her vision blurred, and darkness claimed her almost instantly.

The driver glanced at her unconscious form in the back seat, then dialed a number. "She's out. I'll bring her over now."

...

"Bryn? Bryn!"

Briony's eyes snapped open to find Ferdinand's anxious face hovering above her.

She jerked upright and scanned the unfamiliar room.

we?" she

hotel," Ferdinand said gently. "You were nearly abducted, but I got there just in time. If I hadn't, who knows

stared at him,

now was not the time to

the police?"

a repeat offender- targets women traveling alone. The police told

Briony's face darkened.

strange accidents had been happening around her

since she'd started suspecting there was something wrong with that bag of

Ferdinand's face-serene,

doubts about him only grew

needed to get out of Havenport as soon as possible. Once she got back to Northborough, the

sincerely, meeting Ferdinand's gaze. "Let me treat you to dinner once I'm back in Northborough. But right now, I

out

missed

replied. "Why

stay here tonight? Tomorrow

we'll head

vel

It's safer if I'm with you, after

felt tension knotting between her

Starlight Entertainment tomorrow

tried to act calm,

are you afraid

not," she said with a faint smile. “It's just, I really

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