c to her skin. Alayna stumbled blindly across the flooded street, her hand
open and collapsed i
ing the windshield. She slammed he
he gas pedal. The tires spun on the wet asphalt before the car
screen flashed Jordon's name over and over. The relentless ringing
h one hand, her thumb swiping
her wet fingers and tu
a fraction of a second to gra
t the intersection short circu
noring the signals. Its blinding high beams flooded the interior
ead up. A scream rip
ly to the right. The tires shrieked against
windows became a dizzying blur of rain and streetlights
bomb. The coarse fabric punched her in th
ing wen
d Alayna back to consciousness. Warm liquid dripped down
e smell of burning rubber and gasoline choked her lungs. S
river's side door, pushing with all her remaining strength. The me
torcycle that had been tracking her Porsche from three blocks back tore
n in a black leather jacket swung his leg over the seat
burning Porsche without
aned but held fast. He immediately reached down to hed glass spiderwebbed instantly. He pulled his fist back and punched stra
e rain and smoke obscured his face, leaving only t
hand searching for the seatbelt release
rom his boot. In one fluid, brutal motion
ne block, crawling rapidly toward the
hed under his wet jacket. With a terrifying amount of raw streng
chest and broke into a dead
y yards before the
a deafening boom that shook the grou
twisted his body. He took the brunt of the fall, wrapping his broa
he heavy, steady thud of his heart against her ear. H
r again, and carried her under t
acket and wrapped it tightly around
rom his pocket and dialed 911. His voice was a low, gravelly bark
. A faint, jagged scar rested just above his left eyebrow.
but her lips only pa
rough with calluses, gently wiped the blood from her cheek. He
nce sirens finally
snapped. Her head rolled against his ches
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