Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 1516

"How many months has it been?"

"More than a few."

Maja just stared. Conner's men, like Conner himself, made her skin crawl.

"Let's move. If the Dark Web tracks us down again, you'll be running for your life -again."

Dawn was breaking as they finally emerged from the mountains.

Oddly enough, Maja was certain now that Conner wasn't going to hurt her. Even with her hands tied in the back seat, she felt a wave of relief-like she'd just dodged something far worse.

As their car pulled away, another pack of men, faces hard and dangerous, arrived at the cabin.

They stepped into the empty, ransacked room. The dust was trampled, and a set of women's footprints stood out clearly on the floorboards.

"She slipped away again! Maja's always one step ahead!"

The leader crouched, examining the unique shoe print. “No. Conner's team got here first."

"So what's our next move?"

"A head-on fight's a dead end. We've got her man-let's take him back to the Dark Web."

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At the hideout-

background hurried in to report. "Boss Carter, I checked-turns out the man Dark Web grabbed is named Dean. He studied in Eldoria, he's a doctor. Locals

eyes, dull and resigned a second ago, suddenly sparked with

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Newtown.

when the phone woke him, and the

sound just as shocked as I

a long

years trying to kill you-now she's fallen for

didn't buy it either,

one of his men brought him a new message-Maja wanted to talk. They

stood at the window. "Help me save Dean. I won't kill

now?" Conner

few seconds. "I'll stay out

one more thing-you have to come to the wedding. Annie deserves that

They hung up.

not to kill me, said she'd leave Annie and me alone,

always seemed to be on vacation anyway, chimed

you really be saying this

the word—give Maja a gun. We're getting Dean out of

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