Trading My Ex for His Uncle (Nyla and Damon) novel Chapter 1109

The man chuckled. "It seems like you don't want to leave here after all."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gabriel felt a sharp pain at the back of his neck. Darkness overtook him, and he collapsed to the floor, unconscious.

The man looked down at him with disdain before stepping over his limp body and heading into the living room.

After scanning the area and finding no sign of Mason, he began searching each room one by one.

Meanwhile, Mason was curled up inside a storage compartment under the bed in the bedroom.

He had initially planned to climb out of the window, but the five-story drop below had sent him scrambling back inside.

While searching the room earlier, he had discovered the cabinet under the bed and squeezed himself in, determined to stay hidden until Gabriel left.

Just as Mason was preparing to sneak out, footsteps echoed from the doorway. He froze, holding his breath in terror and silently begging that Gabriel wouldn't find him.

The footsteps grew louder, stopping just in front of the cabinet where he was hiding.

Mason's heart pounded so hard he thought it might burst out of his chest.

A deep voice broke the silence. "Buddy, come out."

Mason didn't move. He was so tense that he failed to notice the voice didn't match Gabriel's.

The man stared down at the cabinet. When his words drew no reaction, he chuckled and crouched to pull the drawer open.

The moment the drawer slid out, Mason's small fist shot toward the man's face.

The man moved swiftly, leaning back just in time to dodge the punch.

Mason blinked, realizing this wasn't Gabriel.

"Who are you?!" His voice was wary, his wide eyes filled with suspicion.