Chapter 7. Handsome Stranger

I didn’t know where I was going. Or rather, where ‘we’ were going.

I was too dazed to process my surroundings, so I let myself get dragged around by the stranger, instinctively trusting him with my safety despite this night being the first time that we actually met and interacted.

I panted heavily as my legs started feeling heavier by the second, adrenaline coursing through my body from fear and anxiety. I kept getting tempted to turn my head to see if we were still being followed, but I couldn’t move. I could only run. The only thing in my head was to run and find solace.

We had probably been running for about five minutes before the stranger finally stopped somewhere, a corner where there was a 24/7 convenience store nearby. From my peripheral vision, I could see some people walking by and the occasional car speeding down the road.

I let out a breath that I hadn’t realized I’d been holding.

We were safe. Finally.

The stranger let go of my