r fingers digging deep into her muscles. They shoved her forward, m

ed from her lower abdomen. Panic seized her thro

stood inside. His face was a mask of pale, contained fury. His e

shot out. His fingers clamped around her jaw, his thumb pres

hissed, his breath hot against her freezi

oll back into her head. She allowed her knees

to a tight ball, clutching her chest. She forced her breathing to beco

k. He stared down at

d, her voice raw. "Water. A

op at the ground-floor priv

on his left. "Go to the SUV.

hoing garage toward a parked fleet of black vehicles

is head to watch

open. She pushed off the

shoved it with all her might. The can tipped over, crashing into Ali

didn't look back. She spun around and sprinted t

to the freezing night, plunging into the deep snow covering the Manhattan sidewalks. T

eavy resistance. She aimed for the dense, chaotic expanse of Riverside Par

l shouts of Alistair's security team echoed through the sto

high-powered flashlights sliced through th

ed her burning thighs harder, dodging abandoned cars. The

skidded to a halt at the edge of a steep, snow-covered rocky embankment near

guards burst through the bush

void of the embankment. Her h

wrapped her arms tightly around her st

led violently through the deep snow and hidden, jagged rocks. Sharp b

nd her womb, taking every imp

uried rock. A sickening thud

y black. Her body rolled a few more feet before coming to a dead

hit her motionless body. Guard

grabbed his radio. "Target is unconscious. Seve

g snow. He stared down at the stretcher being prepared. Hi