Cloak of Shadows

decided for their last conflict. She realized that this was her last opportunity to persuade him to aband

outlined against the twilight sky. He looked more far off than any tim

his voice touched with pity

aking. "We can't continue to run from thi

h a combination of adoration and hopelessness. "The

with him. "We can make our own reality, Adri

t's past the point of no return for that. My fami

"Your meaning could be

eaking. "They need to drive me to pick - it is possible that I st

ed it down. "Then, at that point, how about we run. We can

th lament. "There's no spot they can't track dow

from this bad dream. However, before she could talk, she heard st

?" Elena asked, her voic

nd Adrian. At last, he talked, his voice loaded up with dis

thump as she understood

a. They said on the off chance that I didn't bring you here,

ured forward, putting himself among

ed, his voice breaking. "I'm

the night progressed, and inside minutes, a few dark SUVs pulled up, men in suits arising, their countenanc

ght frigid. "You've been creating truly a ruckus

lasting with outrage. "This is betw

"Gracious, Adrian, you've forever been excessively delicate

, her voice shudder with dread yet bound sincerely. "This isn't Adrian's issue. I'm th

by her courage. "How honorable of you. In an

r before they could contact her, Adrian took out

at as it may, Vincenzo only grinned, as though entertained by th

hat point his eyes met hers, and something in them solidified. "You're correct," he said unobtrus

self, the barrel squeezed against his own sanctuary.

e understood what Adrian was going

falter, his eyes locked on

's shock, Vincenzo gestured to his men, and t

e quiet. "She can go. Yet, you,

arm, his demeanor loaded up

ing her face. "No, Adrian, you can't do

t the point when he pulled away, his eyes were loaded up with a misery that to

, who got her as she staggered. "Deal with her," Adrian told

aded up with culpability and d

her tight as Adrian turned and strolled toward the

. He left, abandoning Elena, her

knees, wails wracking her body. She had lost him, the man she adored m

her. She could have lost Adrian for the present, however she won't surren

ction, she knew, m