Lock You In My Heart

Gabrielle heaved a sigh of relief. Lance did as well.

Lance asked the driver to pull over under a lush tree. He turned the lights off and told the driver to contact the car behind.

Lance handed Gabrielle a bottle of water. “Are you frightened? Drink some water and take a few deep breaths. We’ll leave when the people behind us get here.”

“Thank you. I’m fine,” Gabrielle assured. She drank every last drop of the water Lance gave her. It helped calm her down.

Never in her life had she experienced such danger. Adrenaline rushed into her veins. Gabrielle was rendered speechless.

“I’m sorry, Gabrielle. It’s all my fault. I didn’t mean for you to get into this situation. You didn’t have to suffer through this,” Lance apologized. He was worried about her.

He felt guilty for frightening Gabrielle.

“It’s okay. It excites me. I’m actually happy for this new experience,” Gabrielle comforted him. The corners of her lips lifted up with a smile.

“I hope you really are fine. I wouldn’t feel better unless you’re okay.” Hearing her assurance put Lance’s heart to rest.

“Are we going into the forest or we just passing through?” Gabrielle asked to shift the topic.

Gabrielle had no idea how the people behind them were doing. She would definitely blame herself if someone was shot or injured.

“We’re going deep into the forest. There are secret houses there that a lot of people don’t know about,” Lance replied. There was calmness in his voice.

Gabrielle felt the mystery surge. She did not ask any more questions. After all, Lance was here with her and they had narrowly escaped death. There was nothing more to be afraid of.

person she knew. He was quite different. His business in Thailand also smelled fishy. It wasn’t a surprise that he would come across

was curious and wanted to see them but Lance pulled her

to know if

strong. Much stronger than you are. They can deal with it. Don’t worry about them.” After his

The road leading to the heart of the forest was

top of that, in a span of just half an hour, they passed by three entrances, all guarded by armed men. With Lance’s

not to look

events took her by surprise. She felt like the Lance that she believed

over an hour of driving through the mountain, their view broadened.

Its unique location in

was Gabrielle’s first time

looked impoverished. However,

as she looked around

like

different walks of life. Some are even fugitives on the run. Stick by

the rules to keep everything under control. Before she got to this place, Gabrielle had never seen these kinds of people. Lance was worried that Gabrielle would

who the manager is? Have you taken Bryce

obey the

here because I know their boss personally. If I didn’t, how would I have been able to enter the woods? Also, these bodyguards lived here. They used to be first class mercenaries,” Lance

introduction clarified some

hair colors and skin tones. They came here from all

hiding. Gabrielle had