Despised: Soon-To-Be-A-Billionaire's Dark Revenge

Chapter 46 THE SHOTS

'Leave the road,' I shouted and jumped into the grass again, dragging Mr. Potter along. Tolu scrambled after us and we ran through the grass blindly, moving away from the road. The grasses' sharp edges cut my arms and my face, and the ground got softer by the minute.

'We can't escape,' Tolu said behind us. 'They know we hadn't gone far.'

I stopped and turned. Mr. Potter, walked like a wound-up toy, and he bumped into me and stopped; his eyes roamed over me with no recognition or understanding.

'Shh,' I whispered. 'Let's check which direction they are heading.'

We heard no sound at first—except the sound of the wind dancing with the grasses—but the sound of the jeep soon overshadowed it. Then I heard the voices a little later, faint at first, but they grew louder and nearer.

'We have to go slowly,' I whispered. 'Running will give our position away.'

'Are we running to London?' Mr. Potter asked. 'Do you know the way to London?'

I turned to Tolu. 'Get us out of here; this is yo