Chapter: 636

She hadn’t expected the man to have a backup. The commotion had alerted two more men, who promptly rushed up from the floor below. Seeing she was outnumbered, Ariana chose to run away.

The men gave chase. Heart pounding, she pushed herself to outpace them, barely managing to slip into a small room before they could catch up to her.

Though cramped, the room offered her a respite. The door lock had miraculously survived the fire, giving her a temporary refuge.

A previous injury throbbed in her foot, a grim reminder of her narrow escape just moments before. As she remembered the close call, a shiver coursed down her spine and cold sweat dripped down her body.

“Open up, you bitch! We promise you a good time later!”

outside bellowed obscenities while pounding on

herself to take deep, calming breaths. She could feel her

wall, she managed to push herself to a standing

with a sturdy fire-resistant door. The men outside wouldn’t

had gone to find a flashlight. But

door and the angry curses of the men could be heard. “Blast it! Wasn’t this place supposed

the fire door, praying that Sarah had escaped. At the same time, she fumbled to unlock her phone with shaking hands, intending to call for

app, she froze. A message flashed at the top of

signal. No network

cast a cold, contemptuous gaze at Zayden,

of Blue

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