blue. She dragged her suitcase down a set of concrete stairs into a dimly
She rubbed her stiff hands over her frozen cheek
f the tunnel. Two men in dirty, oversized hoodies wal
xpensive brand logo on her suitcase. They looked at eac
handle of her suitcase and tried to back away toward
grabbed the handle of the suitcase, yank
he threw her weight backward and slamme
his pocket. A rusty switchblade clicked open. Thoss the back of June's hand. Warm blood instantlyfirst man ripped the suitcase away. He raised his
hit the icy ground hard, splashi
with everything she owned. June curled into a tight ball. She gasped for ai
t. She laid her cheek on the freezing concrete. Sh
te light swept across the
to a stop at the curb. The heavy tires
ck umbrella. Gage Becker stepped out from the backseat. He wore a long,
stairs and stopped right in front of Ju
ng from her eyelashes. She saw his face.
x finger under her chin, lifting her face out of the m
she fought him. He said the world would
something deep inside June's brain. A surge of wild, fe
une opened her mouth and clamped her teet
rough the expensive cashmere, ripped through his cotton shirt, and sank dBut he did not pull away. He stayed perfectly stil
it at June's head. Gage raised his free hand a
ded rapidly. Her teeth slowly slipped from his ar
ruined his coat. Blood dripped from his sleeve. Slowly,
the collar of her soaked jacket and hauled h
is chest with her bleeding hand
her violently into the back of the Maybach
. Gage slid in next to her. He stared straight ahead and
herself against the far door, tr
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