26 THE CHASE

The more she narrowed her eyes in the dark, the less she could see through. The voices of the men this time weren't far away from where she hid. She wondered why they were not giving up on her.

What exactly do they want?

Why are they after me even at night and in the woods?

She exercised her thoughts for a while, but knew, she wouldn't get an answer.

She pinned her lips with her right hands, she knew if she doesn't, she would soon give herself away with a scream.

The feet of his captors were coming closer now and she could hear what they were saying. "That girl is beautiful; she can't get away with her lovely body easily. We must find her even if it cost us our last drop of blood—"

"Boss, we have to spread our search and—"

"Shut up Pero, we have a torchlight, and the wood is full of creeping things."