Blood had always meant something to Elena Voss.
Family.
Love.
Promise.
Tonight, it meant one thing—survival.
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Rain lashed against the car as it tore through the city, tires slicing through water. Streetlights blurred into streaks of gold and shadow. Elena’s hands gripped the seat, her pulse still racing from the nightmare she’d just escaped.
Gunshots.
Screams.
Death.
And the truth she couldn’t deny—someone wanted her gone.
Beside her, Adrian Hale drove like a man carved from steel. No hesitation. No fear. Just control.
Too much control.
“Slow down,” she said, voice tight.
“We don’t have that option,” he replied.
“Then tell me what’s happening!”
Silence—
Then a sharp crack shattered it.
Adrian checked the mirror. “We’ve got company.”
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Two black SUVs tore through th
