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.

are we?" she

Ferdinand said gently. "You were nearly abducted, but I got there

him, wary of his

now was not the time to confront

call the police?"

is in custody. He's a repeat offender- targets women traveling alone. The police told me several

Briony's face darkened.

had been happening around her

was something

Ferdinand's face-serene, refined, almost too

doubts about him

Once she got back to Northborough, the very first thing she'd do was hire

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

out

missed your

"Why don't

stay here tonight? Tomorrow

head

vel

safer if I'm with you, after

felt tension knotting between her

Entertainment tomorrow morning. I have to get back

though she tried to act calm, he could tell how tense

you afraid of

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