A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 608

Elissa's heart plummeted to the bottom of her stomach.

If this were Marcia's doing, she might have found a way to talk herself out of it.

But these people were targeting Rowan.

And she was the perfect leverage they intended to use against him.

She didn't even know who they were.

Right now, they were still in Vistapeak City. If she could just contact Rowan, he would definitely find a way to save her.

But once they left the city, she'd be completely at their mercy.

She took a quiet breath, forcing herself to stay calm. "If you're after him, you have to let me contact him first, right?"

"If you let me go, I can help lure him out for you."

Specs paused, staring at her for a second before letting out a mocking laugh. "Are you planning to trick him for us, or are you just trying to trick me?"

"You and Rowan have known each other for what, twenty years?"

He glanced pointedly at Elissa's visibly rounded stomach. "And now you're pregnant with his kid. You expect me to believe you'd turn on him just like that?"

"Normally, I wouldn't."

Elissa uncurled her sweaty fists, resting a hand gently over her stomach. She forced a bitter smile. "But the problem is, this baby isn't his."

Specs stared at her as if she had just grown a second head, his face a picture of absolute shock. "Shit, you're cheating on Rowan?"

"Are you carrying... Frank's baby?"

Thinking of the implications, the look he gave Elissa almost bordered on admiration.

One step forward, and she had Rowan.

One step back, and she had Frank—the only man in the city who could rival him.

She played the game well.

Seeing that he was buying it, Elissa struck while the iron was hot. "So, as long as you let me go, I'll cooperate with whatever you need."

Specs stared hard at her. Seeing no trace of a lie on her face, he pulled out his phone, ready to toss it to her.

"Call Rowan. Tell him to..."

Before he could finish, the phone in his hand suddenly began to ring frantically.

Specs almost fell for it again. He gritted his teeth, about to yell at her, when the car suddenly slammed on the brakes.

The driver stiffened, his voice trembling with panic. "Damn it, cops!"

Both Elissa and Specs whipped their heads toward the front windshield.

At the highway entrance, several police officers had already pulled over a line of cars and were conducting thorough searches.

A spark of hope ignited in Elissa's eyes, but Specs shoved her roughly back into her seat.

He glared at her, grinding his teeth. "I didn't think Rowan would actually value you this much."

"Good."

Specs flashed a cruel grin. "That just makes killing him a whole lot easier."

However, an officer at the checkpoint seemed to notice their sudden stop and began walking toward their vehicle.

The driver's hands slicked with sweat against the steering wheel. "W-What do we do?"

"What do we do?"

Specs barked furiously. "Turn this damn thing around! Are you waiting for the cops to throw us in jail?!"