blue. She dragged her suitcase down a set of concrete stairs into a dimly

She rubbed her stiff hands over her frozen cheek

f the tunnel. Two men in dirty, oversized hoodies wal

xpensive brand logo on her suitcase. They looked at eac

handle of her suitcase and tried to back away toward

grabbed the handle of the suitcase, yank

he threw her weight backward and slamme

his pocket. A rusty switchblade clicked open. Th

oss the back of June's hand. Warm blood instantly

first man ripped the suitcase away. He raised his

hit the icy ground hard, splashi

with everything she owned. June curled into a tight ball. She gasped for ai

t. She laid her cheek on the freezing concrete. Sh

te light swept across the

to a stop at the curb. The heavy tires

ck umbrella. Gage Becker stepped out from the backseat. He wore a long,

stairs and stopped right in front of Ju

ng from her eyelashes. She saw his face.

x finger under her chin, lifting her face out of the m

she fought him. He said the world would

something deep inside June's brain. A surge of wild, fe

une opened her mouth and clamped her teet

rough the expensive cashmere, ripped through his cotton shirt, and sank d

But he did not pull away. He stayed perfectly stil

it at June's head. Gage raised his free hand a

ded rapidly. Her teeth slowly slipped from his ar

ruined his coat. Blood dripped from his sleeve. Slowly,

the collar of her soaked jacket and hauled h

is chest with her bleeding hand

her violently into the back of the Maybach

. Gage slid in next to her. He stared straight ahead and

herself against the far door, tr