onizing seconds before a dry, hyste
a joke. A sick, twi
e eyes narrowed dangerously. He just stood there, h
d in her throat. A chil
s ser
snapped, her surviva
nds against his solid chest, and tried to push hi
er path to the doorknob again. He looked
th. Top-tier social status. Absolute protection. You will never
d her eyes so
al schizophrenic or a re
ice dripping with sarcasm. "But I have to go to m
scent of cedar and mint completely e
calloused fingers lightly
shudder wrecked through Ca
away. The smack ech
by a lunatic whose name I d
right under his outstretched arm, grabbed the
ab her hair. She expec
he d
he room. A cold, calculating smirk pla
hallway. Her bare feet slap
peatedly, her breath coming in ragged gasps. She kept throwing terrified glan
erself inside and frantically jammed hoors
vator car. Her chest heaved. A wave of immense relie? You can't run through here-" But Caroline dodged him like a terrified animal, her bare feet skidding on the polished floor. She ignored the shocked gasps
her for a second. She ran to the curb and aggr
to a halt. She dov
off the address of her rundown apar
y traffic. Caroline melted i
ng hands, pulling out her phone to call the
rd until it hurt. She tried to piece together last night. Her r
dsome stranger sliding a shot of tequila
pping her head b
lding with peeling paint. The stark contrast
ottom of her bag, shoved them through t
oken heel of her shoe clacked loudly against the
she dropped her keys twice before
her cramped, messy, but familiar living
nd let her body fall heavily onto the cheap fabric s
are was over. She had escaped t
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