To Be Yours Again by Taylor

Chapter 747 Guard!

Jenny wanted to answer in the affirmative, but she really wasn't in the mood to embrace her pain right now. "Wh-what are you doing here?"

She'd imagine seeing Gilbert or even Alec on the search for her, not Evan, who she'd not seen in ages.

Evan gently set her down, then crouched again. "We'll get to that later. Cmon, hop on."

Piggybacking her out would be easier than a princess carry.

"It's.Jt's fine. You just need to help me walk.’ Though they'd grown up together, she still maintained some distance considering the actual distance between them over the years.

"Just climb on up, Jen. We can't linger here a minute longer. You don't want to die out here, do you?"

He was right. The mercenaries were most likely still looking for her, so sticking around was a death sentence to both of them. Ultimately, she climbed onto his back so he could carry her out of the woods.

smell a faint pine scent on the man's clothes, something she'd familiarized with him since long ago. It instantly made her feel safe

like that as Evan quietly carried her to safety. She would've fallen

and his men soon met

he offered, but Evan

to get her to

look but didn't

and she'd finally have a reliable partner. That meant creating opportunities for the two of them to get close, and

of Alec immediately affirmed Gilbert's decision. Evan was a hundred times the better choice than

once met the band of mercenaries. They must've scattered upon seeing how large a group of opponents they'd be up

and were about to help Jenny into the car when several

be the mercenaries. His men instantly surrounded Evan and

then Alec stepped out