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.

one man with her bicycle, who stumbled

palms on her seat, Sophie whipped

leader belatedly realized he

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

alive when he heard the leader’s order. He immediately

initially planned to leave after teaching the men

him. Suddenly, her bicycle halted to

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

she turned her bicycle around and pedaled toward the

Sophie didn’t have any weapons, she grabbed

bicycle as leverage, she started

grim when they realized how

them!” the leader

darted to Tristan

“You’re still alive?”

not going

a chance to continue their conversation, for the men

to defeat them all easily. Her

pulp, Sophie

want to

eleven, so she needed to get home as

bicycle remained rooted to the spot even after she started

her shoulder and realized Tristan had grabbed the rear seat

with fury, for it was late

else do

“Thank you.”

that said, he fainted and lost

consciousness, he still looked as dignified as ever. In the end, she helped him up

was shot, Sophie dared not bring him to the

was too sensitive. She was pretty satisfied with her current life

with, he would meet his doom before the

laboratory at Horington University. She walked

lights, she placed Tristan on the dissection table that

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

around. He had fainted, so she assumed

gloves, Sophie grabbed a pair of scissors