ng rain, her eyes locked on the
do completely shattered by the
ack, but his bruised e
r stammered, his voice crack
e door of the Ma
suit stepped out, a large black um
d ignored Ry
g the umbrella over her head, insta
lled open the heavy rear door of the
who was standing in the puddl
de a split-second decisi
avernous, luxurious ba
nd her, sealing out the noise of
e the car was
n scent of cedarwood mixed with the
e of the seat, terrified her soaked tre
to look at the man
only make out the sharp, aggressive line of
his long legs stretched out, his lar
oothly, leaving Ryder stan
r voice trembling slightly from
didn't s
ent between the seats and pulled
ndkerchief toward her. His movem
ched out
silk, her skin accidentally bru
as cool to
rhythmic sound of his
locking onto the side of her face with
hand back and pressed the
ly like him-that intoxicating
driver's voice broke the
de her shift
oice was a low rumble that vib
ing off the street name of he
she saw the man's brow furr
to a heavy, suf
the rhythmic thump-thump of the wind
s making Audie's skin prickle wit
to break
Audie blurted out. "Or for t
kle vibrated fro
trange things t
the car passed beneath a streetlamp, a f
kingly intense, fr
money," he
t the window into the rain
h slowed t
t in front of Audie's dilapid
on-dollar vehicle and the graf
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