About ten minutes later, Shane arrived at the location marked out by the coordinates he’d received. It was a small bungalow that appeared to be built by hand. Two SWAT officers were stationed at the front door.

They walked towards Shane when they saw him. “Mr. Shane.”

“Where is she?” Shane asked, his fists clenched tightly.

One of the SWAT officers waved his hand in an inviting motion as he said, “Please follow me.”

Shane followed him to a room located on the second floor of the bungalow.

The officer opened the door to the room.

Shane was greeted by the sight of Natalie sitting on a bed, dressed in dusty, floral print clothes. There was a bowl in her hand, and she was taking small sips of chicken soup from it.

It’s really her! She’s alive!

The tension finally left Shane’s body when he saw her safe and sound. He called out softly, “Natalie!”

At the sound of his voice, Natalie paused in surprise. She lifted her head to look at him. Her eyes were reddened with tears as she bit her lips. She answered him pitifully, “Mr. Shane.”

 

himself back any longer. He took several big strides towards the bed and pulled Natalie into a tight

stunned at the

 

gently cupped her face, checking for any

confirming that she had no other injuries beyond a slightly swollen cheek, he heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he lifted her

felt muddled, and her eyes widened at his kiss. She took a long time to regain her composure, and

go of

her lips as she tried to avoid his

late,” Shane cut in. “I’m so glad

his words, Natalie couldn’t suppress the fear she’d felt any longer. She launched herself into his arms and burst out

how scared she’d been the moment the van had crashed through the guard rails and plunged over

to die back there. I

her even more tightly. Patting her back gently, he

her head on his

After a while, her sobs grew softer and eventually

at her and realized she’d

her head was resting on a pillow. After covering her with a blanket, he left the room

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