Novel & Cerita Ashley Reeves Survivor

“He was all I had.” Ashley swallowed the lump in her throat, her own grief mixing with Chloe’s. She had lost so much too—her child, her trust in Adonis, her sense of self. But in this moment, she had to be strong, not just for herself, but for Chloe. “You survive,” Ashley said softly, her hand reaching out to squeeze Chloe’s. “That’s all we can do now. We survive.” Chloe nodded, though the hollow look in her eyes told Ashley that the road ahead would be long and painful. For both of them.

I choke quietly. "What happened," Beth asks in a choked whisper knowing something was wrong if I was upset with a call from Annie. The last time I cried after a call from Annie, my mom died. "She and Ashlee were in a car accident. Annie made out with bruises from her seatbelt, cuts from glass and a broken arm from blocking her airbag. Ashlee got the full impact and is currently unconscious. She's going to call when there's an update," I choke quietly as Beth breaks into uncontrolled sobs.

The man she had watched on a live feed being killed while she was tortured in an underground basement in Middle East. The man who called her up, the minute she got out of the hospital upon returning home to tell him that he’s alive. The man who asked her to stage an accident for her mom, to make the enemy believe she is also dead. The only thing that they didn’t count on was for Ashley, deciding at the last minute to accompany her. The J.A.K.E., which comprises the initials of her stepdad and mom’s first and second names. Amelia Jane Walters. Edward Keith Bishop.