Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 1513

Dean was the only doctor for miles, the one everyone in the nearby villages turned to when trouble struck. If you needed help, you found Dean.

"Got it," came the reply.

People set off right away, asking anyone they passed for directions to Dean's place.

Dean tore through the hills, sweat soaking through his shirt as he ran. When he finally got home, he spotted Maja outside, folding her laundry under the fading sunlight. "We need to leave. Now."

Maja stopped in her tracks, startled by the urgency in his voice. "What's going on?"

She rushed over, concern creasing her brow, hand reaching out as if to steady him.

"They've found you," Dean said, jaw tight. "Whoever's after you they're on your trail."

He moved on autopilot, heading inside and yanking open drawers, rummaging around for supplies.

Outside, Maja stood frozen, a chill creeping over her. She thought she knew what cold felt like-turns out, she was wrong.

She took a long, shaky breath, pulled herself together, and stepped into the house.

was already stuffing her things together-a pistol, a wad of cash, a few bottles of pills-thrusting them toward her in one frantic motion. "There's no time. Take these. The money's for the road. The medicine there's all sorts of nasty

hit him. He darted back to the drawer, grabbed a fistful of thick, odd-sized bullets, and shoved them at her. "Wild boar rounds. Not for your gun, but take them

just wanted her

him. "If I go, they'll come after

won't. I'll

eyes met, and for a second, Maja was all ice again, just like when they

"If I get to the trees,

he nudged

softer flickering in

a smile. "You really falling for this place? Or maybe for me? That why

and the pills, dropped the cash on the floor, and slipped out without a

a group of men

steps. Dean sat there, too exhausted to run,

the

looked up. "Yeah, that's

"Where's Maja?"

his eyes, then opened

old friends of hers," the

"What kind of