The air was heavy with tension every second dragging as if time itself conspired against them. Adam carried Audrey to the car her body trembling in his arms her breathing shallow and rapid.
Beads of sweat glistened on her forehead and her hands clutched his shirt as another wave of pain rippled through her.
“Hold on Audrey” Adam murmured, his voice laced with desperation. He placed her gently in the backseat his movements precise but frantic as if a single misstep could shatter her fragile state.
Jerek sat rigid at the wheel, unable to mask the fear crossing his features. “Where to sir?”
“St. Edmund’s. Step on it” Adam barked sliding into the backseat beside Audrey. He cradled her trembling form one arm wrapped protectively around her shoulders while his other hand hovered over
