of Boston. The orange glow of the streetlights flashed rhyth
d against the cold glass. His eyes were shut
ed neatly in her lap. The thick white bandage wrapped ar
yden was still wearing her thin silk evening gow
nd looked at Alois's
. Slowly, she began to slide ac
r her weight. In the dead silence o
for a second, but he didn't open h
eep, shaky breath and reached out, wrapping
his shoulder, absorbing the solid, radia
rigid. His lungs froze.
ront tires hit
the brake. The heavy car
itched forward, and her left wrist slammed hard a
tches ripped
exploded behind her eyes. Her visio
scream building in her throat. She was terrified that if she made a
t hand behind her back, hiding it against the
second the car jerked. He turn
her face. He saw the way her right shoulder was
e smell
t of fresh blood began tterrifying, violent sto
t shoulder, physically twisting her
red. His voice was deadly cold
. Tears welled up in her eyes. "I
patience
and forcefully yanked her
eady soaked through with a massive
he heave up and down. Raw fury and ag
s voice shaking the windows. "You're blee
ut. The tears she had been holding b
ken whisper. "I was afraid if I cried, you would
Alois like a sledg
ined out of his body in an
large hands moved with agonizing gent
d glared at the back
is snarled. "Are yo
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