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ey
led as he drove past me. I stood frozen,
rumble of an engine cut me off as
toward me before the car even stopped. The driver leaned o
want a ride
nty of room
him snorted. They
ve some
ut" I
smirked, killing the
towards the back door an
more where that action
eppe
e come close t
air, yanking my head back. I screamed more furiously than terri
urse connecting with his temple. He le
nts predatory as they circled around me. I brought my knee up
k car pulled up out of nowhere-so suddenly, so
r door
and imposing in what looked like an expensive black suit. His face
the man said, his voice bet
ne people answered to. The guy who'd grabbed me fr
nder his breath. To his fr
" one of h
t's go" He
And just like that, all their drama died. They piled int
king?" The man in f
rt stu
were gripp
" I choked, tryi
did
shaking rain out of his hair. "You
ness!" My voice broke a
't move
he snapped, igno
ed him again, harder. This
. Heat flood
p," I hissed. "I didn'
're all the s
eah? "Well, too damn bad. I wasn't g
?" I spat.
harply throu
d my wrist but not enou
come," he s
ed to
ed. "You don't know me, you d
h his nose, clear
esn't
just run when you find yourself in such a si
tightened
run into those goons?"
aw the pain and
g at all. His gaze flicked over
h me" he
anywhere with y
ised
n't a r
arm under my shoulders and the oth
him, fists pounding his che
't even
ting," he
grabbi
eek black car. The driver r
ntradicted everything about him. The interior smelled like lea
n that car!" I twisted
as outraged. He placed
with his palm. We stared at each other, both breathing hard
ring off him. His arm braced beside me so much
both breathing hard, with
in?" he murmured, v
ing a sharp, aching shiver through me. His gaze lingered there, as if me
d sitting in front of me was. He leaned closer. Hi
ave pushe
something-anythi
is shirt instead, pul
mine, his mouth almost
etween us
f leaning in
t him
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