Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Kathryn felt a rough cloth shoved into her mouth before a sack was pulled over her head.

Within seconds, she was forced into a car.

She heard her eldest brother's voice, his whisper barely audible.

"Let's go." Then, he added, "Tell Shiloh's brothers to follow us.

Leave a few men here to clean up the scene-hurry up." The engine roared to life.

The car sped off.

She cou She couldn't see what was happening behind her.

I in the back seat, Kathryn's hands and feet were still free.

She struggled to pull the cloth from Cramped in her mouth, but the sack remained tight over her head, held firmly by a pair of strong hands.

A blow landed on her.

"Brother Noel, tie the sack shut!" Sage urged.

Then another.

was the one hitting her.

Sage "Second brother, third brother-I know it's you!" Kathryn's voice was muffled as she fought to speak.

t do you want? Let me go-mmph!" Another Kathryn punch.

This time from Noel.

her arms around her head,

of how many times she was

you should know better than to resist,"

cooperate,

you don't before you die, I'll make sure you regret

tied the sack

what are you doing?" Kathryn's voice remained steady

realize this is illegal, right? This

I call the

sentenced for years." She didn't fight back, but she still had her

dripped from the corner of her

She wiped it away.

Just a flesh wound.

Not fatal.

looked

she had no

his fist again, ready to

Marco, who was driving,

beat her

still need

Kathryn died, her estate would legally transfer

bank accounts, the

She had hidden everything.

information from her before

just a

handle that?" Noel

say she's been fighting since she was a kid?"