ed down. Her physical body was completely engulfed in roaring orange flames. The fl

h-pitched wail pierced the

ice cars were approaching,

roar of a massive engine

al doors buckled and tore off their hinges, flying into the flames. The SUV skidded across the con

to a complete stop, the drive

e ever since his surveillance team flagged a suspicious offshore transaction for a "cleanup."

oors. One of the bodyguards lunged forward, grabbing Bedfo

can't!" the bo

re wide, feral, and completely stripped of sanity. He reached to his waist, dr

He slowly raised his

d. He turned and sprinted di

shock. Bedford Parks was the monster of Silicon Valley. He was ruthl

nning into a b

tailored suit. The fabric began to smok

ring floor. He reached out and grabbed Ginny's charred, smoking body.

soul tremble. It was a raw, guttural scream that tore from the very

ical jacket. He wrapped it tightly around her ruined b

ehouse structure. A massive steel support beam groan

burning beam was fallin

run. He didn't

rled his broad shoulders inward, form

m slammed into the

of his spine snapping

ve amount of dark red blood sprayed from his mouth, spla

is muscles, keeping his weight suspe

ward, throwing her arms out t

ough his broad, bleeding shoulders. Sh

k pressed against the blackened skin of Ginny'

arely a whisper, fighting throu

ove

ut. His chest stopped moving.

ain in her chest was worse than the fire. It was a crushing, suffocating w

lames froze. The black

wist and warp. The concrete wal

rabbed her. It yanked her ba

in front of her eyes, erasing the wa

y ga

cold and sharp. Her chest heaved a

ped her

colored leather car seat. The smooth, expensive material was inches from her face.

. She lifte

not bleeding. The skin was smooth

bird. She pressed her palms flat against the leat