the main restroom door, the thick oa
the man yanked open the maintenance panel bene
he high ventilation window shattered into a thousand piece
side Gabrielle rebound twice as hard. Whimpering soft
larbone and the curve of her chest. Just below her left
ion of a second. Dropping the pipe, he grabb
window right now," he growled through cle
de her, she sought out the cool skin of the man holding her. She lea
aught her by the shoulders and pushed her b
his voice low and h
inges. Bertram stormed in, flanke
pped onto the marble counter, and vaulted up o
ram screamed, his face purple with rage
essors came up at once, aimin
hot behind him. The bullet obliterated the fire sprinkler on the ceil
y into the walls. Using the cover, the man held Gabrielle tigh
lle awake. A scream rose in her throat,
ley behind the hotel. He tucked her head against his chest and rolled
auled her up by the wrist and dragged her in
arefoot, Gabrielle ran across puddles and broken
lapsing beside a rusted dumpster as rain
mbling heiress huddled in the mud, a
. Headlights sliced through the dark as s
up into his arms despite her startled gasp
rried her down the concrete steps, and threw the heavy iron bolt. Groff the damp walls. Gabrielle's fingers stayed twisted
am hit its final, devastating peak. She curled into a ball o
silver lighter. The tiny yellow flame lit
aid, his voice echoing hollowly in the b
. Guided by the last shred of her instinct, she re
ering every last piece of her pride
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