The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 388

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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possibilities looming, he pulled up the last known

would take him about three hours to

have to act first. They’d be her fastest

time. He contacted the local police, shared

urgency.

nearest station was still nearly thirty minutes from the hotel where Lily had

also tried

the moment he

front desk never

had happened at the hotel. If he could have

faster.

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desk refused to

tried calling them directly–but it was late, and no

pray the police reached

was enough for a nightmare to

a vibrant, living person could be

it not

light

trapped in pitch black inside a sack, even this dim light stung

the sudden glare. As her vision adjusted, she saw two tall, lanky men with

The traffickers had sold

had to be a

village was already a near–hopeless situation. Now locked in a basement, her

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