omed to her new life, and her body slowly recovered

course showed up, helped pack

she drove away. Bonnie entered the house, and the v

at bastard Randor and his family had

othed Bonnie's nerves, washing

d bathing, it was alrea

om, Bonnie lazily picked up her phone and ordere

interest in cooking, so she decided

stifled a yawn behind her hand, str

filled the room, drowni

ly back to the living room and turned on the t

had been trending lately, leaning back

eerful chatter of

ed from the balcony,

a gunshot reve

.

nce outside, a sudden chill o

violent brawl was h

oolish enough to st

herself silently, curling

she'd just heard was nothin

evision, and just as she was regaini

t was the delivery arriving, and witho

did no

a decision she

ry moment she

ted inside l

door shut and clamped a palm tightly over B

.

er mind going c

st thou

gust for Randor too o

tard had sent so

ned, a deep, magnetic ma

, I'm not a

, so I need to hide in

eave immediately, and I

briefly, then tightened his

me hide here

ee, I'll re

don't

aint scent of blood in the air, realizing

ty of action films o

th

me experiencing such

completely

cenarios flashed

o remain cal

e had no o

her, allowing Bonnie to

.

d the chance to tr

, his features

ly to the side, accentua

of one brow was a small dark mole, something

as not s

e pressed fi

nie noticed the w

lood seeping through the piece of

trikingl

ong, metallic scent th

tinctively sensing

, she forced her dry t

trying to

you need

kit in the house. I c

inged with worry. Even now, her

head to look at

d him, but his eyes narrowe

n y

erself to stay

g her lips together as she skillfully band

to cooperation. He no longer stared at Bonnie in silen

tilted his head, his v

re in your home w

enough to ask him why. She only

in the storage room,

ate. He nodded, gesturing

, where he concealed himself insid

veral large cartons in front of

turn back toward

ried into her bedroom and picked up

urned to the

s into the air to mas

he bottle forcef

ng sound mad

broken glass scattered across the f

done, the door

her eyes narrowi

idn't recklessly

ched for her phone, grippi

unnervingly quiet space, an

t to be the

ashed over her, wo

reassured, and

open, her breath caught in her th

down by two men, their faces fully cove

bled vi

ward Bonnie in a si

.