"Stay calm, sweetheart. Wait inside the car for now, all right," I said, fighting to keep the panic from bleeding into my own voice. A furious blaze scorched through my chest — every instinct screamed at me to throw open the door, draw my weapon, and hunt down whoever had dared to shatter our peace.But Emelia shook her head in quick, desperate denial. Her beautiful eyes had already welled with tears she was barely holding at bay. I could feel every inch of her trembling violently within my arms, a terror so profound it radiated from the very depths of her gaze."Hey… look at me. Your husband is right here, darling. Nothing is going to happen to you. I swear it," I said again, cradling her face in my palms and pressing my lips to her brow over and over, pouring into her the calm I could not summon for myself."I'm scared, Samuel… Please, let's get out of here, please…" she whimpered, her voice raw and trembling.CR
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