Chapter 12
John hurried to the car. Cassie sat there looking out the window, dry-eyed and frowning. John slid into the driver’s seat and started the car. He glanced at her and felt it again. That damn jab that seemed to pulse through him from being in proximity to her. And the more he tried to disengage himself from her, the more he was drawn in, and contrary to what he’d told her, John knew it was far more than because of the circumstances they were in.
“Are you all right?”
“Yes. I am.”
“Do you want to talk about it?”
“No. I don’t.” She let out a sigh. “I need to go out. Alone.”
“What do you mean out?”
“I need a few hours to think about all this, you know, put it into context. I need to think about what’s next and what to do about Marcus, and my life.”
“Cassie, he’s going to find
