Chapter 109

A glimmer of light not too far away suddenly grabbed Avery's attention. She shone the flashlight of her phone in the direction of the glimmer. At the bottom of the sprawling ravine was the clear silhouette of a man lying on the ground. "Elliot!" Avery let out a shrill cry before she got down on all fours and crawled toward the ravine. "I'm coming, Elliot! Don't be scared! You'll be fine… You'll be okay!" Hearing her cries, the bodyguard stood on top of the hill and yelled, "Did you find him?!" "Yes! He fell! He's covered in blood!" Avery yelled as she tried to contain her emotions. "Get over here!" She took a deep breath and jumped down to where Elliot was. Her foot slipped upon the sudden impact, which caused her to draw a sharp breath of pain. She swiped the tears off her face and quickly scrambled to where Elliot was and took him into her arms. "Elliot! Wake up! Don't fall asleep! Stay awake!" She held his face that was cold to the touch in her hands, lowered her head,