Bound To The Boss

, shallow gasps. The heels of her sneakers struck the pavement with quiet urgency, the chill of the night a

ven thought of where she would go-she just knew she couldn't

hat's all

l as she tried to catch her breath. She glanced over her shoulder, half-exp

r

whispered to herself

was. Her old life felt a million miles away, and she doubted she coul

engine. She tensed, pressing herself deeper into th

already f

ting long, menacing beams down the street. But after a

g. She needed to move. Staying in one place

e her way down the street. The city around her was eerily quiet

a corner

rk suits and sharp gazes unmistakable. They hadn

refused to move. She watched as one of the men pu

omach

re call

nd taking off in the opposite direction. She didn't know wher

et pounding against the pavement. The sound of voi

e follow

called out, sha

n't loo

pushed herself to keep running. The city around her seem

an idea, a way out. But as she rounded the bend

reet, its doors open. Two more men stepped out, t

s surr

g for another way out. But the men behind her were clos

again, his tone almost moc

ut her body refused to listen. She backed a

n she h

stakable rumbl

eadlights cutting through the darkness. Fo

a sleek helmet. He pulled up beside her, the bike

ed, his voice muff

y away. But as the men closed in, their expressions da

The engine roared to life beneath her, the vibrations coursing t

rough the streets, the city blurring around them. She glanced over he

shouted over the

swer, his focus fix

s, but for now, she was just gra

, pulling into a dimly lit parking lot. The rider ki

he bike, her legs s

ave," she said, h

revealing a face that made h

and a smirk that oozed danger. He wa

his voice low and smooth. "

er unease growin

," he said, his

instincts screaming that

" she demanded, he

ing hers. "The same thing Luca wants," he

she wasn't out of danger. She'd s

contin