Nick got out of the car and looked around the parking lot. Empty.
“I’m going in there,” he snapped to Adam.
“Nick – wait!”
Not many people could physically stop Nick from doing what he wanted to do, but Adam was one of them. His massive arms clamped down around Nick’s chest and he held him from behind.
“f**k, Adam… let me go!”
“No.”
Nick struggled, but it was no use: even with Nick’s strength, trying to break Adam’s grip was like trying to break a steel bar with a feather. He calmed down and slumped.
“It’s going to happen again, Adam.”
“What is?”
“Somebody that I love is going to be killed right in front of me, and I won’t be able to stop it. We can’t wait for the cops… we need to go and get her.”
Shelley. Slowly, Adam relaxed his hold. “Nick. Listen to me.”
“OK.”
“Are you li
