ed down. Her physical body was completely engulfed in roaring orange flames. The fl
h-pitched wail pierced the
ice cars were approaching,
roar of a massive engine
al doors buckled and tore off their hinges, flying into the flames. The SUV skidded across the con
to a complete stop, the drive
e ever since his surveillance team flagged a suspicious offshore transaction for a "cleanup."
oors. One of the bodyguards lunged forward, grabbing Bedfo
can't!" the bo
re wide, feral, and completely stripped of sanity. He reached to his waist, dr
He slowly raised his
d. He turned and sprinted di
shock. Bedford Parks was the monster of Silicon Valley. He was ruthl
nning into a b
tailored suit. The fabric began to smok
ring floor. He reached out and grabbed Ginny's charred, smoking body.
soul tremble. It was a raw, guttural scream that tore from the very
ical jacket. He wrapped it tightly around her ruined b
ehouse structure. A massive steel support beam groanburning beam was fallin
run. He didn't
rled his broad shoulders inward, form
m slammed into the
of his spine snapping
ve amount of dark red blood sprayed from his mouth, spla
is muscles, keeping his weight suspe
ward, throwing her arms out t
ough his broad, bleeding shoulders. Sh
k pressed against the blackened skin of Ginny'
arely a whisper, fighting throu
ove
ut. His chest stopped moving.
ain in her chest was worse than the fire. It was a crushing, suffocating w
lames froze. The black
wist and warp. The concrete wal
rabbed her. It yanked her ba
in front of her eyes, erasing the wa
y ga
cold and sharp. Her chest heaved a
ped her
colored leather car seat. The smooth, expensive material was inches from her face.
. She lifte
not bleeding. The skin was smooth
bird. She pressed her palms flat against the leat
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