Chapter 1514

Maja wandered down to the creek and bent over, cupping the cold water in her hands to splash her face.

Behind her, a venomous snake slithered closer, tongue flicking in and out, eyes fixed on her back...

Havenbrook, Crescent Park.

Annie bolted upright from a nightmare, her skin clammy with sweat. Even awake, her heart wouldn't stop pounding.

She sat up, took a long drink of water, and reached for her phone, instinctively dialing Conner for comfort.

Three tries. Each time, the line was busy.

"...So what's the deal with Bash? Did Dark Web find Maja?" Conner's voice was tense on the other end.

His guy shook his head. "Boss, your sister-in-law's still missing. But Dark Web did drag some guy back."

"A man?" Conner echoed, brow furrowing as he leaned back in his chair.

Forget tailing Dark Web-pull our people back. From now on, everyone heads

"Got it!"

made their move, disappearing into the mountains under the

finally got off the phone. That's

"Hey, Annie?"

"Who were you talking to? You

he switched gears, putting on his usual charm. “So? Had any dreams

her. "Pregnancy dreams

Tomorrow I'm asking James how it went

Maja called Conner in the middle of the night. Listening to his playful banter -those inside jokes only they shared her nerves finally eased

half an hour, Conner had soothed Annie back to sleep. But when he hung up, the smile slid right off his face,

Bash Mountains.

was still racing from her close call. She'd nearly been snake food. If it wasn't for the meds Dean gave her, she wouldn't have stood

moving, forcing herself into a clearing, eyes

what felt like forever, she spotted a run-down wooden cabin. She didn't care what it was-she

The air was thick and damp. Cobwebs

tiny, rickety bed-the only thing

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