The Genius Ex-Wife’s Revenge Portfolio novel Chapter 56

He told her she needed to leave, that it was dangerous here. If those people caught up, she wouldn’t make it out alive. But the girl didn’t listen. Instead, she gritted her teeth, dragged his battered body, and somehow got him into a hidden cave.

“It’s safe here,” she whispered, her voice steady. “They won’t find us.”

He stared at her. She was so young. Winter had just begun, but she was wearing nothing but a thin, faded dress, the color all but washed away. She looked like she’d been living in these woods for ages, just her and the doll she held close to her chest.

He was freezing, the pain from his injuries gnawing at him. Then the girl slid her arms around him.

“Are you cold?” she asked softly. “If I hold you like this, you’ll feel warmer.”

He looked into her eyes, clear and bright, like sunlight through glass.

“Why are you here by yourself?” he asked. “Where’s your family? Don’t you have a home?”

She was quiet for a moment. “I don’t have a home. I don’t have parents either. Nobody wants me.”

He pulled her into a hug, holding her small frame close. “If I survive this, I’ll take you with me. I’ll be your family. I’m Davy.”

He slipped the pendant from around his neck and gently fastened it around hers.

That night, they clung to each other in the icy darkness of the cave. Their warmth was the only thing that kept them alive.

But in the morning, she was gone. No matter how hard he searched, he couldn’t find her.

Then his team arrived. All he could do was board the helicopter and leave.

Where are you… don’t go…

David muttered the words, then snapped awake.

It had been a dream.

He’d dreamed about her again.

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