My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 1318

Andrew's voice was low and gravelly. "No. Where are you? How many men did you bring? Benjamin has numbers, we need backup."

"I've got four guys with me," Tristan replied over the line. "We're already in the woods."

That was enough.

"Emily is somewhere in here," Andrew said. "Can you track her location?"

The line went dead silent, save for the howling wind on Tristan's end.

Andrew didn't speak either.

A few agonizing seconds passed before the rustling of leaves filtered through the speaker.

Tristan's voice dropped to a whisper. "I see her. Benjamin is right there. I'm moving in."

"Send me a live ping," Andrew demanded immediately. "I'm coming."

Tristan hung up without another word.

Andrew looked down at the screen. A second later, a live GPS tracker popped up in the messages.

Gripping the phone, Andrew pivoted, ready to sprint straight back into the darkness.

Panic surged through Beatty. She grabbed his arm. "Mr. Lane, you're severely injured! Stay here and let me go find them!"

Andrew yanked his arm free, his expression freezing over. "No. If you're scared, stay here by yourself."

He didn't pause for even a fraction of a second. His tone was sharp and impatient, radiating a clear, unmistakable dissatisfaction with her interference.

Emily let out a muffled groan, her face twisting in agony.

Her entire body felt like it had been run over by a truck. The pain was blending together into one giant, numb ache. She didn't even have the energy to fight back anymore.

She had spent the entire night running. She was exhausted, drained to her very core. The fight had simply left her.

The thug was screaming insults inches from her ear, but the words sounded muffled, like she was underwater. Her brain was a swirling, disconnected mess.

Unsatisfied by her lack of resistance, the thug grabbed a fistful of her hair, yanking her head back while continuing to shove her body into the bark.

"Why aren't you running?!" he roared, completely out of breath but refusing to stop his verbal assault.

One of the other men grabbed his shoulder. "Enough. Boss said to grab her and move. Don't waste time, the cops are gonna be here any second."