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he shot u

im demanded, his dark eyes boring into

ingling her car keys, a fake, conde

rup-sweet. "She's probably hired some no-name ac

his effort is ki

gers locked around my wrist,

trace of emotion in my voice. "Le

grip faltering

ack, then back again, trying to co

red, "who's so important you

n't a

hand and peeled his finger

d never once pulled

t like a drowning woman clutching dri

dump me into a stranger's car without a second thought-j

eat of an open jeep while he drove ahead with h

steep dune, laughing uproariously while I screame

g dust, I finally saw ho

rting myself for th

come away from my wrist, pa

again, arm out to

his usual arrogance gone. "I've t

ing around with some rando

er arms and steppe

Who on earth is he? Who's so special you'd throw away

ough the dust hanging over the p

sli

name froze every ta

ed in my chest for yea

nd toward the grav

king toward us, his eye

are