Chapter 9

"What?" She turned her head to see.

"Don't look back! Keep going!"

Matthew pushed her, urging her to move faster. He sneaked a glance at the watcher and saw the man hurrying toward the crowd, eyes fixed on them. Pushing their way through the throng, he followed her when she headed into an alley. Wrong turn, because the passage led to a deserted factory complex. Now they were alone and exposed, trapped in a dead end.

"Let's hide in the building!" Rushing to the nearest door, Arabella turned the rusty knob, but the door didn't open.

"Oh, no!" Arabella cried in panic.

"What do we do now?"

Before Matthew could answer, they heard nearing footsteps coming their way.

"Come here!"

Quickly he pulled her and they hid behind an old barrel. The footsteps came closer, now they could hear it loud and clear. Carefully Matthew