through the darkened streets of the coastal town. The tension in the air was thi

her phone haunted her-the shadowy figure outside her apartment,

have been

constant in her li

he was

azor-sharp, his stormy blue eyes flicking to

wed. "I do

ed sharply.

Ethan. But I have a feeling it's someone fro

the wheel. "Then they'll h

the sheer determination in his voice

have push

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building, all she could think was... m

scanning the darkened p

d. "Like h

hed open the door, stepping out first. The moment she f

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ly as she unlocked the door to her apartment. Ethan wa

e stepped ins

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om her couch were slashed open. The scent of overtur

reath h

n muttered, stepping past her, scanning

t pounded.

buzzed. He pulled it out, his expres

left a

is gaze had landed-he

ay there, weighted down b

d across it made

past, or you won'

f her couch, trying t

ing a hand through his dark hair.

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ed. "What d

ver told me exactly what, but I know he was afraid. He warned me to stay away from certain pe

unreadable. "You think his

hen whispered, "

ce stretched

with threats. We're dealing with someone who's wil

tomach

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ter her wasn't just

trying to

one buzz

mbled as she

er me

it wasn't

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line of tex

t answers,

heart

shoulder. His expression hard

aze, meeting his

his voice rough with something un

haled

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eliev