Aurora POVI freeze the moment I see him.Shit.He’s standing just outside the bathroom door like a damn shadow, arms crossed over his chest, eyes boring into me with the weight of suspicion. And not just your standard protective-best-friend skepticism.No, this is something deeper. He looks like he
Aurora POVThe room is dark, save for the slip of light spilling from under the doorway from the hall outside of it.Dominic lies beside me, one arm draped across my waist like he’s afraid I’ll disappear again if he lets go. His touch is warm and deceptively comforting. It would be so easy to fall f
Just like what was staring him right in the face at this very moment.“She shouldn’t have been able to get away,” Dominic muttered finally, the wheels in his head finally starting to turn again.Romero straightened. “What do you mean?”“Alek’s not stupid. He wouldn’t let her slip through his fingers
Dominic POVDominic’s hands clenched at his sides as he stared down the hallway where the bedroom was, waiting for her to emerge anytime now. His relief at having her back should have been all-consuming, grounding him, but instead, it was like standing in the eye of a storm: destroying him with each
I’m pulled up from the ground and pressed against a hard chest. A heartbeat echoes against my ear, thumping loudly.“Fucking Christ, Aurora.” Dominic’s voice breaks against my hair.I don’t mean to, but a relieved sob escapes me.“You’re okay.” His voice grows gentler now. “You’re okay.”I let him h
Aurora POVMy hands tremble as I grip the edge of the payphone, the cold metal pressing into my palm hard as my fingers clench around it.I count to five while the car behind me speeds off, forcing my breathing to hitch just right in order to allow the panic to settle in my throat like a coiled serp