The cars turned around and left.
Ariel stared at the vehicle leading them. She had no idea where they were heading.
But…
She glanced at her colleague's not-so-smart phone and quickly sent real-time coordinates and route details to Jayson. For safety, she forwarded the details to Janice as well.
Once they got back into an area with a signal, the messages would be sent automatically.
…
Janice had been in the first group evacuated. The chaos had left her no chance to find Ariel. She was restless with worry.
Ariel's phone was dead. When Janice asked the officials in charge, they all gave the same response. "I'm sorry. We're still trying to establish contact and verify the situation. You'll be notified immediately once there's news."
"So you're saying Ari might still be there?" Her breathing grew heavy, and her eyes reddened with panic.
Her calf wound, injured during the hurried escape, started bleeding again from her anxiety. But she ignored the pain and kept asking the same question over and over.
"I'm sorry. We can't confirm anything right now."
That answer shattered whatever calm she had left. Tears blurred her vision.
Unlike Ariel, she couldn't stay calm in the face of serious danger. She dared not let her mind wander toward the worst.
Just then, a group of people hurried in from outside.
Janice spotted Wade, who was leading the group, almost immediately. Like seeing a savior, she hobbled toward him. "Wade, where did you just come from? Do you know what's going on near the base?"
Wade stared at her with cold eyes. Janice was covered in dirt and had tears that smeared the grime across her face.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Dead at Heart (Ariel and Jayson)
Can you give me more chapters? I was hoping for a happy ending with Ariel and Jayson. Janice with Wade, and if not, put her with Chad, Matt, or even Liam....
Nice and amazing story with gripping turns, but can you give more chapters? And please we need more romance as readers, it has been dragging on a lot, maybe romance, happy ending and end it soon....
Nice and amazing story with gripping turns, but can you give more chapters? And please we need more romance as readers, it has been dragging on a lot, maybe romance, happy ending and end it soon....