Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 347

As expected, the van broke down on the side of the road. The repairs would take

a while, so everyone agreed to set up their tents at the campsite.

In this kind of situation, no one was really in the mood for fun. After a hasty meal, the group retreated to their tents to rest. Still, few could actually sleep.

Mila stayed close to Archie.

He handed her a military-grade knife and hefted a hammer himself-supplies they'd bought before the trip, just in case.

Sure, neither tool would do much if they ran into a bear or a wolf, but simply having them offered a sliver of comfort.

Although the group took turns keeping watch, Mila and Archie weren't about to let their guard down. At least one of them stayed awake at all times.

Towards the second half of the night, Mila-who'd slept first-woke up for her shift.

She wasn't alone.

A survival expert accompanied her; the organizers insisted each watch include someone with real experience. Halfway through their shift, a strange noise echoed from the edge of camp.

The man told Mila to stay by the fire while he went to check it out.

ticked by. He

and metallic pressed against the back of her head. A

"Don't move. Don't scream."

...

end.

gun. The situation was suddenly, horribly clear. But why? Did

infiltrated their road trip with a hidden agenda? Surely no one would go to such lengths just to hurt her-would they? The idea was insane.

others." The man's voice dropped,

swept through Mila, cold sweat dampening her

And there was more than one of

travel all this way just to hunt her down? The thought was madness. What kind

"You"

Otherwise, we can't guarantee what

to walk-step by step-into the dark, wild woods, where strange animal

was a terrifying place-suffocating, pitch-black, and dense

to make her vanish, blame it on the forest? Nature could kill as effectively as a

or simply lost her way. After all,

couldn't let

and wolf howl, she heard only the faintest shuffle of footsteps behind her-her