's nose. The metallic smell of dried blood invade
up. His dark eyes, hidden beneath his messy hair, locked onto her. It was the
es. She squeezed so hard her fingernails dug into the hard plast
ed the whip and started swinging. S
ralyzed Julia. Cold sweat broke out across her back, soaking
nded. "Miss? Is it too dirty? I can
locked. He bit down on his lip, bracing
er vocal cords to work. She tilted her ch
d, her voice dripping with impatien
is hand hung awkw
ike surprise before it hardened back into a dark, impenetrable glare. She couldn't read the depths of his hatred, but she c
d visibly recoiled. "Can't you see I'm leaving? Who tol
g lost. "But... the boss said to
p a beat. She raised her voice, letting the
row him back in his hole
xchanged a nervous glance. They knew better than to
hoisted him up. Byron let out a suppressed gasp of agony. His rig
reality of his broken leg hit her hard
toward the basement stairs. A thick smear
. He looked at Julia one last time. There was no grati
erced right
itcases. She slumped against the marble pillar, gasping for air
the plot. She
he was critically injured. If he d
away from the blood. Surviv
ont doors, and stepped out into the blinding Los An
he Cayenne, heaving them into the
ition. The V8 engine roared to life, a deep, power
the cold air hit her sweat-dampened skin. She typed the addres
gas pedal. The SUV shot ou
w fast she drove, Byron's blood-soaked, staring face remained burned into her
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