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?"

got there just in time. If

at him, wary of his

now was not the

the police?"

man who tried to kidnap you is in custody. He's a repeat offender- targets women traveling alone. The police told me several women

Briony's face darkened.

happening

since she'd started suspecting there was something wrong

face-serene, refined, almost too

her doubts about him

needed to get out of Havenport as soon as possible. Once she got back to Northborough, the very first thing she'd do was hire a professional

you for saving me," Briony said sincerely, meeting Ferdinand's gaze. "Let me treat you to

been out for

missed your

"Why don't

stay here tonight? Tomorrow

we'll head

vel

safer if I'm with you,

knotting between her

meeting at Starlight Entertainment tomorrow

to act calm, he could tell how tense

are you

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