When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 270

My hands clutched the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles turned white. Under the threat of the criminal’s blade, fear coursed through my veins

Even after exiting the parking garage, the knife remained at my throat, barely noticeable yet unmistakably there.

Frozen in place, the fear within me escalated with each passing moment.

I tried to keep my voice steady. “Who sent you?”

The man snorted, “Cut the chatter and keep driving.”

His guard was up, making it clear he wasn’t to be trifled with.

Suddenly, it clicked. Bryant’s waming this moming… It all made sense now,

But neither of us could have anticipated this.

It was the weekend, and traffic was starting to pile up.

like an etemity, we finally made our way out

more my panic

more we ventured into the

approached a red light and he ordered, “Turn left.” Then, amidst the silence, my phone rang, cutting through the tension with

my captor could

ages and hasn’t seen you.” Before I could respond, the blade’s edge grazed

you? Is there a bad signal or something? Jane? Did you even leave your house yet?” Gregory, puzzled, asked, “Hello? He couldn’t finish his sentence before the

spat, “I told you, no

hand slipped because I’m so

to sound convincing

the knife slightly against my neck. “Make another slip, and I

that could

resigned

calling again twice, but I

large, rundown mansion in an old estate. Driving through the grand entrance, we stopped in

I hit the brakes, another car pulled in

quickly got out and opened my door, snarling, “What

fumbling with my