Evelyn Connor takes my hand, and we walk to his car and get into a black Mercedes I don't recognize. Connor sits in the backseat with me, and when the car pulls away, he pulls me into his arms, lowering his head and kissing me on the mouth. I hold on to him as the adrenaline rush from being stalked fades away, leaving me drained. "I'm sorry I couldn't get there faster," he whispers, touching his forehead to mine. "How did you know I was in trouble?" I question. I understand he knew I was at the shopping complex because I told him, but he stopped Lance like he'd been around the whole time. He sighs. "I knew something was going to happen, so I had two people watching you. I told them to stay a good distance away," he adds when my eyes widen in shock, "so they didn't infringe on your p

