They remained crouched, an instinctive reflex against the shockwave, before standing up, their eyes fixed on the inferno consuming the car.Inside the Bentley, Victoria froze, Lara's body a fragile, trembling weight in her arms. The fire danced before her eyes, an unreal and terrifying image. Then instinct took over. She handed Lara to the bodyguard, the order a hoarse whisper, and leaped from the car, running toward Jackson.She reached him, her gaze shifting from the burning inferno to his face, suddenly fearing the fire had touched him. Her eyes instantly reddened.“Honey, are you okay?”“I'm fine. It's over,” he said, pulling her into his arms, a safe haven in the carnage. “He's dead.”She nodded, hugging him tighter, her head resting on his chest, an unexpected and complex sadness settling in her heart. Ellijah was hateful, a monster. But death... was a terrible end. Even so, he had kidnapped Lara. He had t
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