Escaping The Mafia King
But then the things Ethan had done for years kept coming back to her mind, leaving her restless and in fright.
The night turned darker and the world went silent. There was nothing but darkness outside and she did not hear any sound of footsteps coming her way. And then even though she did not want to put her guard down, she closed her eyes and drifted to sleep without knowing when it slipped behind her swollen eyes.
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Hope climbed out of not the car, actually, stomped out of it, and started walking away. The freshness of the early morning felt like a new wave of life.
She had taken one step ahead when her hand was pulled and clasped in someone else's.