m and stares through the rain-streaked window. Her heart sinks. It's well past the last bus, and she knows a taxi would
whip her hair into a mess. Her shoes, already cracked and worn, squelch with each step, but she presses forward,
the loud "Creak!" of brakes fills the air. Nina freezes as a silver car careens toward her, barely stopping
ement hard. Wincing, she struggles to push herself up,
d her, his voice a growl. "Are you crazy,
ck. "You ran a red light!" she shouts, her voice shaking with both fear and rage. "You thin
ow rolls down slowly. A deep, commanding voice cuts throug
tches tones, bowing his
the wet ground around her. The insult stings more than the impact. Her hands shake as she glares
ver. "I don't need your filthy money!" she yells, her voice cutting through the rain. The bill
the backseat speaks with a chilling calm that instantly commands att
The streetlight glints off his black eyes, which glimmer with amusement. "Come
car, her feet moving as if under a spell. Her heart pounds in
er, grabbing her chin in a painful grip. "What the-" Nina ga
woman who doesn't love money?" His voice drips with condescens
th fury and humiliation. "You think you can get away with this just because you'
ng up her jaw. She winces but refuses to look away, gla
rs in his gaze-something cold and dangerous. "A brave little m
renaline pumping through her veins as she rubs her aching jaw. Before she can respond
, his tone dripping with arrogance. "Or if you need