Briony pulled out her phone and booked a flight.

Once her ticket was confirmed, she made two quick calls to tie up some loose ends at work.

When she finally looked up again, she realized the driver had taken a wrong turn.

"Excuse me, are you sure this is the right way?" she asked.

The driver didn't respond.

A jolt of unease shot through her. Briony immediately opened her ride-hailing app.

The map made it clear-they were headed in the opposite direction from the airport.

She reached for her phone to call the police, but suddenly a harsh, chemical odor filled the car.

Her vision blurred, and darkness claimed her almost instantly.

The driver glanced at her unconscious form in the back seat, then dialed a number. "She's out. I'll bring her over now."

...

"Bryn? Bryn!"

Briony's eyes snapped open to find Ferdinand's anxious face hovering above her.

She jerked upright and scanned the unfamiliar room.

we?"

a hotel," Ferdinand said gently. "You were nearly abducted, but I got there just in time. If I hadn't, who knows where you'd be

him, wary

now was not the time to confront

the

repeat offender- targets women traveling alone. The police told me several

Briony's face darkened.

happening around her with

she'd started suspecting there was something

face-serene, refined, almost too

about him

as possible. Once she got back to Northborough, the

Briony said sincerely, meeting Ferdinand's gaze. "Let me treat you to dinner once I'm back in Northborough.

been out

already missed your

"Why

stay here tonight? Tomorrow

we'll head

vel

I'm with you, after what

knotting between her

Entertainment tomorrow morning. I have

though she tried to act calm, he

are you

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