Twenty-Eight

1941 Words

I was grateful, but I kept my promise to myself, not uttering a single word to him the entire ride. I was glad we were out of that slump, my entire body aching from sleeping on that horrific couch. I didn't have the strength the fix my corset, letting the dress dangle low but I covered my chest with the fur shawl. I didn't want to bring up the motel, the innocent man that died because Jack's men wanted to get me. I wondered how they got to know where we were, figuring one of their members was at the same party. The nip on my neck was still hurting, pressing a wipe that was now bloody on it the entire ride, barely catching Kilian's seemingly worried glances through the rearview mirror. I say seemingly because there's no way in hell I'll think this man, after what happened yesterday, was e

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