Pursuing Her

Chapter 1 Do Not Move

It was annoyingly hot in Horington by the time June arrived.

After the self-study session ended at night, Sophie Tanner waited till the other students filed out before she got on her bicycle. She took the road to a quiet alley to head home. It might be deserted, but she could shorten her journey by over ten minutes.

Before she could cycle out of the alley, she caught a whiff of blood with her keen nose.

Sophie was pretty familiar with the scent of blood. Other girls would’ve fled the scene if they were in her shoes.

However, Sophie was no ordinary young woman. She continued riding on her bicycle as though nothing had happened.

Indeed, five minutes later, she saw a fight happening in this desolate alley.

One of Sophie’s feet was on the ground, and the other was on the pedal. She stuck one hand into her pocket and held her bicycle with the other as she whistled loudly to catch the others’ attention.

There were over a dozen tall men beating a man up. As there were no lights in the alley, she peered at the man who was surrounded by the rest under the moonlight.

Looks like he’s the one who got hurt.

Hearing Sophie’s whistle, everyone present turned to look at her.

“Scram!”

As she was tall, skinny, and clad in her school uniform, the leader of the attackers barked at her furiously.

Sophie’s brow knitted together impatiently.

“You’re blocking my way.”

“You have a death wish!” the leader snarled testily. They had gone to great lengths before getting the opportunity to take action against Tristan Lombard.

Anyone who stopped them from doing that would have to die.

It only took one look from him to get two men to march toward Sophie.

Glancing at her watch, Sophie realized it was already half past ten at night.

Before they could lay a hand on her, Sophie placed her other foot on the pedal and cycled toward the men in black swiftly.

an eye, she managed to hit one man

palms on her seat, Sophie whipped around and

leader belatedly realized he had overestimated Sophie’s

left. If Tristan’s men arrived, they wouldn’t

the leader’s order. He immediately pulled himself

planned to leave after

and caught a glimpse of him. Suddenly, her bicycle halted to a stop even though she had successfully escaped

mind. I’m going to do a kind act today. Just

turned her bicycle around and

Sophie didn’t have any weapons, she grabbed two

her bicycle as leverage, she

they realized how vicious and

the

to

“You’re still alive?”

going

have a chance to continue their conversation, for the men

defeat them all

been beaten to a pulp, Sophie

She didn’t want to continue poking

was almost eleven, so she needed to get home as

bicycle remained rooted to the spot even after she

Tristan had grabbed the rear seat

flashing with fury, for it

do you

“Thank you.”

that said, he fainted

cursed under her breath as she glared at the man on the ground. Despite losing consciousness, he still looked as dignified as ever. In the end, she helped him up and used up all her might to place him on the rear

shot, Sophie dared not bring him to

with her

his gunshot wound wasn’t dealt with, he would

at Horington University. She walked in freely as though she

the lights, she placed Tristan on the dissection table that the medical students

of the cabinets, she pulled out a surgical gown and put it

had fainted, so she assumed he

putting on the surgical gloves, Sophie grabbed a pair of scissors and cut Tristan’s bloodied