Linh's luck held—the collapsing concrete slab struck at an angle, carving out a jagged triangular void around her that deflected the deadly hail of debris and held back the ravenous flames.
Firefighters hauled her unconscious form from the smoldering rubble.
A barely-there crease flickered between Foster's brows.
*****
In the sterile hospital room, Linh awoke with her face a blank mask.
Foster hadn't left her bedside, his webbed bloodshot eyes and the dark stubble gritting his jaw making him look like he hadn't slept in days.
"I... I'm sorry."
The apology rasped from his raw throat.
She might as well have been carved from ice.
"For what exactly?" Her voice could have frozen hell. "Trading me like livestock for Sienna? Or nearly getting me killed—again?"
His lips parted but no wor
