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.

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

curious and

to

need to do is to protect yourself. I hired them because they’re strong. Much stronger than

the pits. The road leading to the heart of the forest was riddled

an hour, they passed by three entrances, all guarded by armed

chose not to look into

like the Lance

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

looked very much like a small village from afar. Its unique location in the depths of the dense forest made

was Gabrielle’s first time to witness

villages looked impoverished. However, this town seemed

where are we?” Gabrielle asked as she looked

looked like

hide out. People here are from different walks of life. Some are even fugitives on the run. Stick by me when we get in. Don’t wander without

management, the residents needed to obey the rules to keep everything under control. Before she got to this place, Gabrielle had never

Do you know who the manager is? Have you taken Bryce here?”

territories, visitors must learn how to obey the rules. Otherwise, they

bring Bryce here because I know their boss personally. If I didn’t, how would I have been able to enter

some

had different hair colors and skin tones. They came here from all over the

hiding. Gabrielle had to keep her guard up at