4
I wasn’t about to let this guy catch me.
I left him far behind me in a quick sprint, but he slowly closed the gap.
God, this alley was long!
I was at least two hundred feet away from the nearest street, and it didn’t look like there was anyone on it. No one that would pass by and see me running from this creep.
If they did, it would be easy—I could just scream. Woman running away from man in shadows—obvious trouble.
But I didn’t see anyone on the street.
I kept up my speed, avoiding a patch of ice.
But the man didn’t give up. His footsteps were relentless.
I was starting to wish Darius, Destiny, and I all rode home together.
Closer now.
I was closer now.
I skirted around a dumpster, and so did he.
His footsteps grew closer.
My heart raced even faster. I could barely breathe
