“This will never come out in the news. No one will ever find out.”
“Good.”
Bryson hung up and directed his gaze to the night sky through the window.
It had been getting colder and colder in Valmere these recent days.
It was high time for him to tie up loose ends and resolve some troublesome matters once and for all.
The drug that had been sprayed on Hannah’s face was extremely effective.
It gave her a lot of strange dreams that night, like events that had transpired at school, and how she had been separated from her mother when she was much younger.
As the scenes flashed past her vision, the people’s faces kept twisting and changing, and eventually morphed into a massive net that spread wide before rushing toward her.
Her throat felt tight, and she involuntarily cried out in her sleep.
‘s
Then, after a while, Hannah dreamt of falling into the water, then later being pulled out again.
She couldn’t see the face of her savior, but she had the solid sense that she could trust him.
Other than that, there was the grating saltiness of seawater that lingered on her tongue.
“Help!”
Hannah sat up abruptly, her heart pounding inside her chest.
She was breathing heavily, all frightened and confused.
Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for All Books Updates…
She looked out the window, still a little dazed from her dream. Dawn was already peeking through the sky.
It took her a moment to realize that she was no longer asleep, that this was the real world.
Hannah reached up and rubbed her throbbing temples. There was still a buzzing in her ears.
She crawled out of bed and staggered into the bathroom.
As soon as she opened the door, however, she was swept by an unexpected wave of heat.
It made her even dizzier, and she stumbled on her feet.
Just when Hannah thought she would fall flat on her face, she felt a pair of arms catching her.
“Throwing yourself at me now?”
A male voice whispered in her ear, sounding familiar and laced with humor.