the fight

★★★★★

“Help me, please!” Jasmine scrambled to her feet, her voice desperate as she turned to the figure emerging from the car. But as she caught sight of the hood and mask the person wore, her hope turned to ice. A chill ran down her spine, her heart pounding with a growing dread. The nerves in her legs felt like they were tightening into steel bands.

Her gaze snapped back to the man who had been chasing her. He had stopped a short distance away, watching her intently. The realization struck her like a jolt: these people might be working together, and their intention could be to kidnap her.

Jasmine’s eyes flitted toward the dark expanse of the jungle beside the road, a possible escape route that beckoned her with its shadowed refuge. Before she could make a move, the man behind her surged forward, closing the distance with alarming speed. His hand clamped down on her arm, his grip so tight that Jasmine felt a sharp, searing pain shoot through her. It was as if his fingers were trying