Chapter183Him
Atthesametime,alouderEmelledrownedouthisvoice,haltinghisfootstepsabruptlyinthedarkness.
AsEmelleraninapanic,shelookeduphastlyWasitjustherimagination?Didshehearsomeonecallher“Eine“?
“Indie!*
Sheheardsomeonecallher<b>name</b>,both“Eme”and“melle.”
Emelieabruptlystoppedasshesawtheheadlightsgettingcloser.Inthenextmoment,theyswitchedtohigh beams,shiningdirectlyather from<b>a</b>distanceofseveraldosen
Itwasas ifabeamoflightfellfromabove.
Thevastnessoftheforestmeantthatfindingtherightpathwasagameofchancewithoutanysignsoralocalguide
Fortunately,William’sluckheld,leadinghimtothemainread.Heparkedthecarabouttwentytothirtymeters<b>away</b>fromEmelie.
Seeingsomeoneapproaching,thetwomenexchangedncesbeforeswiftlyretreatingintothewoods.
Emellejustrealizedhowcloseshewastotherightpath.Whenshewasgroping herwayforwardearlier,shehadbeenheadingintheoppositedirection.
Willgetoutofthecarandrushedtowardher.Thewind<b>touched</b>hisshorthairandsenthiscoatflutteringShesimplywatchedinsilence.
She<b>was</b><b>stunned to</b><b>see</b>himbeingthefirsttoarrive
Emelie watchedasWilliamapproached,hisfeaturesgraduallybingclearer.Hermixedemotionsoffearanduncertaintyleft<b>her</b>feeling<b>unsettled</b>.
AsWilliamreachedherandfeltachillupongraspingherarm,hequicklyremovedhiscoatanddrapeditoverhershoulders.
“Areyouhurt?”heaskedboarsely.
Hearrivedjustintime.
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Wim’stonewassomewhatindistinguishable.“Luckily,”<b>he</b>said.
Hetriedtoleadheraway,butEmelerealizedherfearbadn’tfaded.Herlegsfeltweak,almostbuckdingwith<b>each</b>step.
Withouthesitation,Williamliftedherintohisarms.
Emelledeloverwhelmedbyhispresence.Shehesitatedforamoment,thenswirlypushedhimaway,cratingsomedistancebetweenthem.“Noneedjustneedamoment.Icanwalkonmyown.”
Emelle,cold,hungry,scared,andstartled,wasslowtoreact.Withjustastemand,sheforgottoresist.
Williamncedather,noticing herpaleface.“Wassomethinginthewoodsscaringyou?”heasked.
Emelie<b>was</b>surehehadn’tseenthewomenchasingher.
HecarriedhertowardthecarwhileAshtonopenedthedoor.
Suddenly,Emelieburnedherheadtolookinadirection,butshedidn’tseeanything.
However,inthelightwhereshestood,allthreepeopleinthewoodssawhertetolook.Theyexchanged<b>a</b><b>look</b>,bettheyknewEmeliewasn’tawareoftheirpresence.
Jodiewhispered,“Sir,they’releavingWeshouldgotoo
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Themanhumedandretracedhissteps
Suddenly,thewoodswereilluminatedbynumerousshlights,apaniedbyacacophonyoffootsteps.
“Here!They’re here!”
Williamtumedwith Emelieinhisarmsto<b>look</b>inthat<b>direction</b>
Thethreepeopleinthewoods,whowereabouttoleave,<b>also</b>haltedtowatchwhatwashappening
Thevigers<b>surrounded</b>them,pointingatWim.“at’sthem!”
Themiddle–aged<b>man</b>,likelytheirvigehead,askedWilliam,“Whoareyou?Whatbringsyouhereatthitehour?
Williamdidn’tfeeltheneedtoanswerthem.
Ashtoncountered,“Andwhoareyou?Whatdoyouwant?”
“Wedidn’tintendanyharm,”thevigehead<b>said</b>“justpromisenottomentionwhatyousawtonight,andwe’lllet<b>you</b>go.”
Wimthoughtitwasweird.Hedidn’tknowwhattheyweretalkingabout
Emelieobservedthetwomenearlierinthecrowd,<b>one</b>shortandchubby,theothertandthin.Sheguessedthatwhatevertheywantedthemtokeepquietabout<b>was</b>rtedto
thehole.
The<b>vigers</b><b>saw</b>William’suncooperativeattitudeasarefusaltocooperate.Severalyoungmenwithsticksexchangedlooksandsaid,“Getthem!”
“okay”
“Charge!”
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