A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 618

When Elissa woke up again, she was surrounded by dim shadows. In the distance, light spilled faintly from a staircase with a handrail.

She was clearly in a basement.

But from that alone, she couldn't tell where she was.

Specs had a heavy hand, and the back of her neck still throbbed, but oddly enough, she wasn't tied up.

She climbed off the deep red leather sofa, rubbed her neck, and cautiously made her way toward the stairs.

All the way up the steps and out of the basement, no one stopped her.

The opulent living room was dimly lit, and there seemed to be no guards around.

Elissa clenched her fists and, without hesitating, made a mad dash for the front door.

Click—

Just as her fingers brushed the cold metal handle, the lights blazed on, illuminating the space brightly.

Startled like a frightened bird, her instinct was to tear the door open and flee.

But the heavy door was pulled open from the outside. The first thing she saw was a pair of sinister eyes.

She froze, and the man chuckled. "Why don't you take a guess, Dr. Drummond? How long will it take Mr. Murphy to find this place?"

"It's you," Elissa said steadily.

The 'Anton' Specs had mentioned on the phone was actually Finn Thornton.

It turned out that ever since she saw him at the drug launch press conference, this man had been watching her from the shadows, waiting to strike.

But...

That seemed to fit his usual modus operandi.

She had been too careless.

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