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

Mila stood, ready to see what was going on-when something cold and metallic pressed against the back of

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

...

on Mila's body stood on end. The scream in her throat stuck,

Did someone in camp have a weapon? Was this some kind of borderland spy? Or something

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

You're our only target. We don't want to wake the others." The man's voice dropped,

through Mila, cold sweat dampening

And there was more

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

"You"

Don't speak. Otherwise, we can't guarantee what happens

by step-into the dark, wild woods,

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

racing. Were they going to make her vanish, blame it on the forest? Nature could kill as

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 missing

She couldn't

she