he Brooklyn Bridge. Inside the cabin, the sil
ears, piping in a dry, monotonous Wall Street financial brief. He kept his eyes shut
, Hazel was fighting a losing
l's chest. The adrenaline that had kept Hazel going through the conf
exhaustion seep
cep muscles began to tremble involuntarily. The dull ache started in her wrists
to relieve the pressure, but i
harsh speed bump. The
eep, whining softly as s
, hostile environment. Instinctively, Hazel clamped her arms tighter
traction of her exhaust
Hazel's tightly pressed lips. It was
silence of the c
on's headphones. But as he reached up to adjust the volume dial, he caught a sha
, expecting to catch her putting on another pathetic act for his bene
layer of cold sweat. She was biting her bottom lip so hard it was turning
d windows, casting harsh shadows across her face. Sh
d at her tre
olent spasm se
ike. His heart hammered against his ribs, s
ed, terrifying image fl
the rain. Hazel, her face covered in dark, we
ing for air. A phantom pain ripped through his sternum, so sha
shallow and erratic.
eyes were wide, fierce, and highly defensive, like a mot
like a bucket of ice water. Karson'
pped his gaze away from her, staring blan
rantically. Sleep deprivation. The
st felt-the urge to reach across the seat and take t
aggressively cranked the volume dial on his hea
scent of baby powder mixed with chamomile drifted across the
n and rolled her eyes. She shifted her weight, grit
ty minutes, neith
nd estate appeared in the window. The SUV rolled up the
rd pulled t
ed out into the cold night air, desperate to escape
otest as she carried Serena out into the dark, bracing hers
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