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suffocatio
ing heat. Ansley's fingers gripp
freezing air filled her lungs. It
ashed frantically across the windshield. Beyond the glass, aital speedometer glowed r
l lay on the passenger seat. The silk
His face through the flames, screaming her name as he burn
e. It was strung across
ed feet remained. H
f the gas pedal. She stom
hrieked against the slick, wet tarmac.
. She counter-steered. H
front bumper hovered ten inches f
e leather seat. Sweat soake
door open. Cold rain instan
et hit the wet pavement. She
uardrails. A razor-thin steel wire stretched taut
ld have sliced through the windshie
n. In her past life, she had died burning. In this one, some
g high beams flashed. Two shaft
d closer. It slammed on its br
oved open. A tall figure
. His tie was loosened. His eyes were
His leather shoes splas
p was brutal. It felt like he
urself to get away from me
error. She recognized it instantly. The same terror she had heard
the man who had burned to death trying to
Called him a monster. Tonight, she did something he h
ream. She stepped forward and wrapp
st of his threat died in his throat. He stared down at the top of
e cracked. "What
st. "I'm sorry," she whispered. Her v
ock crossed his face. His hands, still suspended in the air, slowly-alm
o me," he said hoarsely. "
ne cut through the storm. Ansley knew that sou
er eyes, replaced by something cold and lethal. She grabb
l me," she said. "And I kn
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