Twisted Hearts... Tangled hearts

st out of the gallery. Her pulse pounded in her ears, adrenali

painful, guiding her through the darkness a

ght," he said urgently, g

ragged gasps. "How-how d

ecause Julian always knows

ulian had been watchin

the night. Not police-se

lowed, pressing her against the brick wall, his hand

h, her body trembling from the rush

jaw tight. "We need

widened

back at her. "Julian isn't going to le

weight of his words se

n it in his eyes back at the gall

r now. "I know this is a lot," he murm

her chest tighten. He wasn't

she felt a flicker of someth

o

brushed hers.

for only a second

ng a prisoner in

done bei

time

-

erate

treets. Every sound felt amplified-the distant hum of traffic, the occasional bar

o loudly she was sure Ju

e going?" sh

ere," Ethan replied, his voice low. "We g

the sleek black car parked in the shadows of

hey stepped o

ghts f

scre

ame barreling

, blocking their path. The back doors flew open, and two men in

an's

milia behind him. His entire body was ten

scar running down his cheek, stepped f

Yeah? Well, that

You really think yo

de. Emilia barely had time to regi

ng in the night. The second man moved to intervene, but Ethan was faster. He twi

ar!" Ethan ba

dn't h

crambled inside, her hands shaking

hrew the car into reverse, tires screechin

red to life

lowing us!"

s eyes off the road.

accelerator. The car lurched forward

her breath coming in shall

ose t

tires screeching. The S

der his brea

rked the wheel hard to the right, sen

tried to

was t

ster, and with a deafening crash, it s

g until the city lights faded behind t

n did he

," Emilia

t her, his eyes

-

nd. The tension in the car was thick, the weigh

he window, her mind

heel. "We find somewhere safe.

before askin

ent before finally saying, "

allowed.

together, but there were still

iggest on

illing to go to such

gain, his voice softer

d, but it

the danger she

the real fight was