Chapter 165: A Rescue
In the dark cabin, Nora’s senses slowly returned to consciousness and she came to the realization that she was tied back. She opened her eyes carefully, trying to listen for any sounds, to judge where she might have been brought this time.
Panic surged through her when she spotted the silhouette of a man rushing toward her, heart pounding, and fear etched across her face wondering if she was going to be killed the moment she opened her eyes.
Relief was the first emotion as she recognized the man, followed by fear as she remembered that it was Demetri’s look-alike who had brought her here and fooled her. Her eyelids fluttered, and she recoiled, instinctively frightened.
"Nora," he whispered, his voice trembling with worry. As he knelt beside her, he gently began to shake her awake, his touch tender yet urgent. It made her realize that this was probably Demetri who was here to rescue her. She wanted to ask how he found her so quickly but could not speak a word.
"Shh, it’s me," he murmured, his voice quivering with emotion. He moved closer, wrapping his arms around her, and his familiar scent enveloped her. "I’m here, kitten. You’re safe now."
As Demetri untied her swiftly, she realized that she had in fact not been tied too tightly just loosely secured to the chair. Nora looked around at the empty cabin in confusion and then outside the window where it was already night...
As questions raced through her mind, she moved to ask Demetri but he beat her to it," Nora, you are safe here in this place. It belongs to my brother. Ian and the others are going to be here soon. Until then, I need you to stay here. Will you be alright?"
Nora nodded her head shakily, unsure what Demetri was speaking about. Why would someone go to all the trouble of impersonating Demetri, then kidnapping her and ultimately putting her in a Frost brothers’ house? And what about Lara, Sara and Arabelle? But before she could ask any of this, Demetri had already run out of the cabin.
Shivering, Nora hugged herself and stared around the empty place. Where was she and who did this cabin belong to? As she moved around carefully, trying to grasp her emotions, she looked out of the window and frowned.