89 A Race Against Time

Chapter 389 A Race Against Time

Then came Lily’s voice–shaky, panicked, unmistakably terrified. “James, call the police, L

“Lily!”

James’s expression changed instantly.

The man with her clearly meant harm.

If he could grow wings and fly straight to her, he would. He wanted nothing more than to shield her, to make sure no one laid a finger on her.

But he couldn’t cross a thousand kilometers in an instant. All he could do was shout through the phone, his voice raw with urgency. “Don’t touch her! I-”

The call cut out.

He redialed immediately, over and over. No answer.

They’d either taken her phone–or already destroyed it.

The next commercial flight wasn’t for another two hours. He couldn’t wait that long.

He called Ashton without hesitation, ordered him to handle everything, and arranged to take a private jet.

The watch he’d given Lily wasn’t just jewelry. It had a miniature camera and a highly sensitive GPS tracker built into it.

He’d installed it for her safety–and she knew.

But now, he worried. What if they noticed and threw it away? What if she’d taken it off after the divorce?

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looming, he pulled

it would take him about three hours to get

first. They’d

He contacted the local police, shared

urgency.

was still nearly thirty minutes from the hotel where Lily

tried calling

moment

front desk

hotel. If he could have gotten through

faster.

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front desk

people look up the hotel’s owner and tried calling them directly–but it was

now was pray the police reached her

minutes… was enough for a nightmare

a vibrant, living person could

not be

light

inside a sack, even this dim light

saw two tall, lanky men with

The traffickers had sold

place… had to be

mountain village was already a near–hopeless situation. Now locked in a basement, her chances of escape

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