Chapter 28
ELSIE
The rain beats an incessant rhythm on the roof of our black truck, a cadence that matches my pumping heart. My pulse is tap-dancing all over the place, my rushing adrenaline making my head light.
In the deep of night, past the faded lights of open bars and clubs, we veer past Manhattan’s neon lights, careening over the wet streets to God knows where. I can feel the heat of Brett’s body beside me, but it’s nothing compared to the heat beneath my breast, my heart hammering a million miles a minute.
A bolt of lightning strikes across the sky and I nearly jump out of my skin.
“Kristoph!” Marilyn screams. “Get us the hell out of here.”
The big man glances over his shoulder, both of his fat fists wrapped tightly around the steering wheel. He steadies the huge truck. “I’m t
