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.

eye, she managed to hit one man with her bicycle, who stumbled to the ground in a

her seat, Sophie whipped around and

realized he had overestimated

left. If Tristan’s

the leader’s order. He

leave after teaching

him. Suddenly, her bicycle halted to a stop even though

her mind. I’m going to do a kind

she turned her bicycle around and pedaled

any weapons, she grabbed two knives from the

her bicycle as leverage, she started attacking the

expressions grew grim when they realized how

the leader

to

“You’re still alive?”

going

a chance to continue their conversation, for

all easily.

the men had been beaten to a pulp, Sophie kicked the

You’re welcome.” She didn’t want to continue poking

got onto her bicycle nimbly. It was almost eleven, so she needed to get home as soon as

to the spot

at her shoulder and realized Tristan had grabbed the rear seat of

were flashing with fury, for it was late at

do

“Thank you.”

he fainted and

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

Sophie dared not bring him to

her current life and didn’t want

wound wasn’t dealt with, he would meet his doom

a medical laboratory at Horington University. She walked in freely as

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

of the cabinets, she pulled out

He had fainted, so she assumed he

a pair of scissors and cut Tristan’s