Zanara almost screamed when she felt something grab her arm. However, the man quickly smothered her mouth, successfully preventing them from becoming the center of attention.
"Shh... Zee, don't scream; it's me!" Jayme said in a half-whisper. He didn't want to be a spectacle to the passersby around them so quickly and without waiting for the question that would surely slide from the woman's lips; Jayme had already grabbed Zanara's hand and pulled her to the car he had parked nearby.
"W-what are you doing here? How did you know I—"
"It's okay. We'll discuss that later at home or on the way. Now we should hurry up and leave before that guy finds you."
Jayme drove the car carefully, not wanting to make Marion, already asleep in the back seat, feel uncomfortable. He turned to Zanara, who lo
