Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 294

Finally, with a determined shove, she flung herself and the door into the cabin, leaving the raging storm outside. Shivering from the cold, she quickly switched on the heater and sniffled.

Her phone still had no signal, leaving her stranded and unable to reach anyone. She had no clue when the storm would blow over, but it couldn't last more than a week, right?

With nothing else to do, she decided to change out of her wet clothes. Luckily, the closet had some extra linens, and the bed was neatly made with fresh blankets. She sneezed, hunching her shoulders against the chill.

Peeling off her soaked clothes, she took a hot shower, which warmed her up a bit. Then, she lay down, listening to the storm's fury outside, planning to sleep and figure things out later.

Suddenly, her phone rang. Did she finally have a signal? She grabbed it quickly. It was Aiden calling, but the signal was patchy.

only caught, "The CEO came to the island to

she must have misheard and quickly asked, "Aiden, are you kidding? In this weather, you let

connection was choppy again, and she couldn't make out anything else. Clara took a deep breath, touched by Dylan's gesture

the wind. Getting hit could be disastrous. There was no way she could sleep now. She hurriedly put her wet clothes back on

needles. She struggled

Was it her imagination, or did the figure glance at

she could barely keep her

on the ground, drenched and pale. Kneeling

and pulled her into a tight hug. Despite the chaos around them,

said. "I mentioned it to the locals earlier. Let's get you there." Dylan didn't