Braxton continued addressing the crowd after forcing Sylvie to bow before them, then he shoved her towards Hugo without so much as another glance. Hugo quickly caught her and led her off the podium. He bypassed the remaining recruits, leading her out of the stadium and to his car. He didn’t want her in there another second longer.
“Are you alright?” he finally asked as they reached the parking lot. Sylvie still had her head down, breathing ragged. Hugo stopped, lifting her face to get a good look at her,
“Sylvie, you can speak,” he said with a soft sigh. She pulled her head away and kept looking down. Hugo frowned. He guided her the rest of the way to the car, opening the passenger side door and helping her into the seat. He moved to the driver’s side door, getting in and starting the c
