ance VIP lounge, D
mere coat slipped from her shoulders onto the f
lammed agai
front desk. "My son," she said, her voice
shook her head
ety, a leftover symptom from a trauma she couldn't ev
an out into the terminal. She pushed pas
, the sound tearing
out to grab a security guard, she heard a famili
She shoved through a group of to
tly safe, holding a piece of c
him into her chest, crushing him agains
she scolded, her voice cracking.
guilty. "Mom, I'm sorry. I wa
pulled back, con
down from above her. It was deep, rasp
you teach man
had caused trouble. She stood up quickly,
uined, coffee-stained fabric of the man's suit.
eling up the sharp lines of the suit, up the st
eyes l
the termina
d entirely black. His massive frame went complet
ip. It hit the marble floor with a sharp crack,
front of him. The exact face he had mourned for five
eyes were terrifying. They looked l
ed around her wrist. His grip was bone-crush
The name tore from his th
he yanked her arm, trying to break his hold.
nst his palm. She was warm. She was alive.
, his face turning pale a
s grip. She reached into her purse with shaking hands, pulle
"I will cover the full cost of cleaning or replacing your
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