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-

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 say he's... the lady of

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

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Newtown.

Conner hadn't slept a wink-he'd just closed his eyes when the

as

sleepiness vanished. He lit a cigarette, took a long drag. "You're saying Dean is my brother-in-law? No

to kill you-now she's fallen for someone else? It doesn't

buy it either,

a

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

can kill me now?" Conner let out a dry,

a few seconds. "I'll stay out

more thing-you have to come to

They hung up.

wasn't even family she just promised not to kill me, said she'd leave Annie and me alone, and agreed to come to our

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

be saying

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

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