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.

by. He didn't

on-when something cold and metallic pressed against the back of her head. A

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

...

Mila's body stood on end. The

horribly clear. But why? Did

such lengths just to hurt her-would they? The idea was

others." The man's voice dropped,

Mila, cold sweat dampening

And there was

to hunt her down? The thought was madness. What kind of lunatic would go to

"You"

speak. Otherwise, we can't

Mila had no choice but to walk-step by step-into

terrifying place-suffocating, pitch-black, and dense with the threat

sweat, mind racing. Were they going to make her vanish, blame

just shoot her and bury the body-no one would know if she'd disappeared or simply lost her way. After all, there'd be plenty of explanations for her absence. In the end, she'd just be another

couldn't let that

Beyond the occasional animal shriek and wolf howl, she heard only the faintest shuffle of footsteps behind her-her captors moving