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-

grabbed is named Dean. He studied in

a second ago, suddenly sparked with life. Her bound hands clenched behind

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Newtown.

a wink-he'd just closed his eyes when the phone woke him, and the

sound just as shocked

lit a cigarette, took a long drag. "You're saying Dean

kill you-now she's fallen for

buy it

of his men brought him a

window. "Help me save Dean.

can kill me now?" Conner let out a

few seconds. "I'll stay out of your and Annie's lives. For

have to come to

They hung up.

family she just promised not to kill me, said she'd leave Annie and me alone, and agreed to come to our wedding. If that's not

to be on vacation anyway, chimed in, "Boss, Emmery's your brother, Maja's

you really be saying

gun. We're getting

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