Chapter 327
With the icy blade of the dagger touching her neck, Heather instinctively flinched back. When she lowered her gaze to see the offending dagger, her breathing hitched.
She was someone who highly valued her life. To top it off, she also had people that she loved
“You won’t dare.” Heather narrowed her eyes, attempting to see how far Elise’s limits stretched.
Elise curved her lips up, but her smile didn’t reach her eyes. “You can try me.”
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Heather could see from Elise’s eyes that she had thrown all caution to the wind. In the end, Heather didn’t push her luck.
Elise knew a little about fighting in the first place. Now that she had a dagger, she had the upper hand completely. Once she had ascertained that Heather wouldn’t continue fighting, she finally moved on to the next step. “Get up,” she threatened. Still holding Heather, she turned to glance at the door. “And open the door,” she urged.
Heather obediently did as she was told, moving over to grab the handle. However, the door wouldn’t open. “It’s locked.”
“You better not be playing any tricks.” Elise actually didn’t believe her.
“If you don’t believe me, try it yourself.” Heather raised her arms in surrender. “You’re Matt’s only chance of turning the tables. You think he’ll let you escape so easily?”
Elise had enough of pointless blabbering. Matthew could come by any time now. She didn’t have much time to waste. Every second was precious.
to her, Elise pointed the dagger at Heather’s back while she tried to open the door with her free hand. In the end, there
back to the
waiting around like a
her dagger and began to
for Elise. They both knew this
There’s no other exit apart from that door.” In addition to that, that door was specially made. No blade was going to scratch that door, and axes wouldn’t be able to break it down. Other than getting its key
two are mad for constructing such a huge hidden space out of nowhere.
Alexander’s familiar low voice sounded from outside. “Elise,
inside!” He found me. He really found me. She knew she could
before he continued
leaving a few feet of
strike, two strikes… Elise could even feel the floorboards shaking, but
long after that, the smashing sounds stopped. Elise heard Alexander again. “Elise, hide. Find a room or stay far away from
the door. “Yeah. Is the kitchen far
Go and hide. I’ll go inside two minutes later for you.” Having said that, Alexander disappeared. Elise quickly headed to the kitchen and
the couch as though
end. She had said before that the door
was a loud crash as the wall across her suddenly crumbled. Immediately after, an SUV rushed at her. Heather quickly raised her arms in
moment he saw Elise, all his defenses came crashing down, and he drew Elise into his arms without
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