Hearing that painfully familiar voice, Alex’s adrenaline surged violently. Without giving Evelyn a single fraction of a second to react or scream, he moved with lightning-fast reflexes, seizing her by the waist and dragging her forcefully into the furthest, last cubicle of the restroom. CLICK! The sharp sound of the lock engaging felt deafening in the tight space. Alex instantly spun Evelyn around, pinning her flat against the wooden door of the cubicle, while his left hand clamped over her mouth in a suffocating grip. "Quiet... I just want to be with you a little longer, Evelyn," Alex rasped hoarsely, his ragged breaths scorching the sensitive skin of her neck. His eyes flared with a desperate intensity, a chaotic mix of pleading and dangerous threat, warning her not to make the slight

