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Chapter 1045

Chapter 1045

Thinking it through, Johanna felt a sliver of calm. Jamie was a survivor; he wouldn’t charge blindly into an

obvious trap. Her job was just to stay alive.

Playing along, she said, “Alright. Let me talk to my brother.”

The man dialed a number. “Mr. Walton, your sister has something to tell you.”

He held the phone to Johanna’s ear.

Jamie’s voice was sharp on the other end. “Johanna? What’s happening? Who’s with you?”

“Jamie, I’ve been kidnapped!” she cried out. “He says you have thirty minutes to come, or he’ll-”

The call cut off before she could finish.

Johanna stared in stunned silence. “I wasn’t done! Why did you hang up?!”

if he

He had a point. That was a

Johanna was still a virgin was simple: no one had ever been worthy. The toads who pursued her didn’t

she met Thomas, she hadn’t known his background, yet she hadn’t felt her usual resistance. Once she saw him as her equal, she decided she wanted him to be her first-her only. Before that happened,

He deserved

cool. “Rest now, Johanna. I’ll be

man returned, his posture feigning

Johanna had never truly believed Jamie would abandon her. But the moment she saw his demeanor, her heart

said, his tone almost pitying. “Your brother

never abandon me! You’re lying to me! Or… or the half-hour isn’t

argue. Instead, he reached out and ripped the blindfold from

her vision. She flinched, blinking rapidly

a grotesque bronze mask, his voice still distorted by a

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common thug.

still had no idea

phone, showing her the call log. “See for

refused to believe it. “This