The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 281

Callums blood boiled with fury. He abruptly stood from his chair and stormed out of the mom “I refuse to believe we can’t find her He declared

Outside, the wind was howling, and the rain was lashing down hard. The sky had turned a deep, dark black. Even Callum couldn’t explain the fear that was creeping over him What was he afraid of exactly?

Was he afraid that Lexi had escaped? Or was he afraid she was in danger?

At this moment those questions were irrelevant. The only thing that mattered was finding out Lexi’s whereaboutN

Callum led the search party instructing his men to spread out in a line and conduct a thorough carpet style omarch

Dozens of flashlights lit up the forest startling small animals that were hiding in the underbrush and causing them in scamper away in fear, as if hunters had come to capture them.

it wasnt long after Lexi had been knocked unconscious that she was rudely awakened. The cold and sharp rain slapped against her face, pulling her back to her senses became terrified when she realized something was dragging her along the ground

She managed to lift her head and caught sight of a bear a grant grizzly!

She was being dragged along by the scruff of her jeans by a hulking grey black bear Lexi froze with fear She’d fallen into the clutches of a gra

She was ternfied but didn’t dare make a move All she could do was stay as still as possible while desperately trying to remember what to do if you encountered a

She remembered that grizzly bears didn’t usually eat dead people Yes that was it! The bear must have thought she was dead so it wouldert eat her

She was covered in mud and scratches and was completely terrified. Lexi wished she could just pass out. But if she did she knew that she may never wake up

As she was wracking her brains, she heard the distant sounds of footsteps and the faint yelling of orders, “Be careful Watch your step! Don’t miss an inch of ground

Was that Callum?

she feared agitating the bear What if

bear seemed to have heard the human noises, too. It stopped dragging Lexi and sniffed around her face, seemingly checking if she was

but the bears foul breath made her want to retch She was so scared she was about to

to confirm that Lex was indeed “dead”

bear Even the fiercest wild animals

to the fading sounds of the beat, until she could no longer hear it, but Callum and his men’s footsteps were also getting further

this was her only chance to escape

of Callums voice. She stumbled and fell, and the heavy rain blurred her vision. Lex was fighting for

her Lexi didn’t look back She knew the creature chasing her was the grizzly bear. It must have seen that she was alive. It had been hiding and watching her When it saw her suddenly run away, it was enraged and began

Help” Lex shouted as

the vast darkness of the night.

of the bear was getting closer, accompanied by the sound of rustling leaves. Lex’s survival instincts kicked in, and she ran for her life. She didn’t dare as death was night on her heels.

“There’s someone there!”

someones shouting for

Over there!

ecstatic. As long as she could reach

was getting

through the heavy curtain of rain, Lex could see Callum standing not far from her. Then

course, she had escaped from the castle, and Callum wanted to silence

ack off

by the bear, at least she wouldn’t have

watched the bullet flying towards her, and closed her eyes, bracing for death. But the death she