Me and you

ess what Ryan had just told her. "What do you

is Alexander Gray," he said. "I'm a former CIA operative,

ap her head around what Ryan was telling her. "W

nst a powerful crime lord," he said. "H

e danger that Ryan was in. "And what about me?" she aske

sorry, Emily," he said. "I never meant to put you in danger. But I coul

at Ryan had told her. She was scared, but she was also angry.

aw something there that made her heart skip

hisper. "I don't know what to say. I'm scare

to his arms. "I love you too, Emily," he said. "And I p

. She was in this now, and she was going to see it through. She w

thing that made her heart skip a beat. A piece of paper

be safe," th

she saw a flash of fear there. They w

wn. She was going to stand by Ryan

e tested in ways they never could have imagined. But she was ready. She

termination there. He knew that she was scared, but he also knew t

ere," Ryan said, his voi

ft the safe house. They got into the car and drove away, not knowing

it, and Emily could see the tension in his bod

ly asked, as Ryan

act," he said. "They've found out w

er they were in. They were being hunted, and they

king for any sign of danger. Emily could see the tension in his b

over to the side of the road. "We need to switch

a new car. They got back on the road, and Ryan conti

igue. They had been driving for hours, and she was star

reached out to take her hand. "We're almo

Ryan. He was taking care of her, keeping her safe,

ver the landscape. Emily felt a sense of peace wash over her

t. There, parked on the side of the road, was a black SUV. And stand

the tension in his body. "It's them," he said, his vo