glided smoothly through the ne

solated them from the noise of the traffic. The dim, yell

t the passing city. Her mind was pulled bac

emia. The shrill, victorious laughter of Jessic

into tight fists, resting them on her knees.

in the air. He noticed the rigid tension in her

s eyes dropped

e hand. She had gotten it from the glass shards w

eached forward and popped open the hidden first

He reached over and gently took her hand, his large

ed down, surprised to see this ruthless, terrifying ma

her knuckles, sending a strang

cut. "Does it hurt?" he ask

hick wall around her heart

e, he didn't let go. He shifted his grip, completely

he lead security vehicle reported in.

down, turning onto a lo

ar the entrance of the driveway, illuminated

er ex-fiancé. The man

on his phone, wearing that same arrogan

hed. Her pupils dilated with pur

it second. Her consciousness

fully realized until this exact moment that the surreal, futuristic space accompanying her rebirth was also an arsenal harboring lethal firepower. The sheer,

retri

her free hand into her small,

ld, heavy metal. The gun had mate

p in her body temperature. He follo

he streetlight, the atmosphere insi

The bones in his knuckles turned white. The viole

ng this way because she was loo

h stop, parking less than thirty