her torn, soaked dress, the mud streaking her le

ored suit as he pushed open the heavy car door and stepped out, unfolding his intimidatingl

essed down on Chloe like a physica

hed his bleeding head, and the sight of his cousin did nothing to que

an completely. Instead, he reached out, his cold, unyielding fingers clamping around Chloe's chin, forcing her to look up

spoke, his voice a low rumble that cu

humb brushing a smear of mud from he

tement stunned both Chlo

The sudden motion sent a fresh bolt of agony through her ankle, and she let out a small gasp. He ignored it,

and wet wool filled the enclosed space. He looked at his

up," Julia

sharply, its reinforced bumper slamming into the side of the black SUV Marco had parked nearby. The crunch of metal was deafenin

, Chloe watched in the side mirror as Ethan curse

he cold, the lingering effects of the drug, and the terrifying realization of her new reality. The man who ha

Her gaze fell to his hands resting on his knees. A thin line of fresh blood oozed from a cut

yes flicked down to his own

void of warmth. It was the voice of a man accustome

snake coiling a

." She offered nothing else. No surname, no background

d against Ethan. He was a monster, but for now, he was *her* monster. She had to make hersel

erous one. She would use what Rick had