But then an arm circles my throat from behind.
And I can’t scream anymore.
Because my body is failing.
And I can’t breathe.
CHAPTER 75
Nero
I wait for Payton’s response.
She always texts back. Always right away. Making me feel like she’s just waiting for me. Waiting for any reason to talk to me.
Anxious to see her, I walk to the front door of the penthouse condo, with Rocco following so he can drop me off at the airfield.
The heavy door clicks shut behind him, and I’m still staring at my phone when the elevator doors slide open, and we step in.
We’re just starting our descent when my phone sounds with a notification.
Except it’s not a text.
It’s an alert. The bright red notification sitting at the top of my screen.
Dread fills my stomach as I open it.
“What vehicles do we hav
