n hotel was dim. Only a few fluorescent tubes

r. She wore a tailored black trench coat. She

inking, she reached up with her right hand and tucked

Christian stepped out of t

across the ga

. He saw the exact angle of her neck. He saw th

eidi was dead. Logic screamed she burned to ashe

guard out of the way. He

lapped loudly aga

ing footsteps. She t

like an iron trap. The sheer force of his momentum spun her aroun

His chest heaved. His eyes were bloods

reathed, his

rom her iPad. Her empathetic abilities flared instantly. She felt a

ace. He was inches away. She co

against her ribs. Then, the memory of his voice

Heidi's body. Her eyes t

e looked at him with ab

i said. Her voice was smooth, carrying

ght. It was beautiful, sharp, and completely unfamil

ed her wrist tighter, refusing to le

ian nerve. If you don't release my wrist in the nex

bulary hit him like a bucket of ice water. His Heidi was t

oulders slumped. The absolute devastatio

e took a step back, looking lik

stian whispered, sta

how a single ounce of pity. She opened t

acked out and sped toward the exit, the red

di's sleeve. "Mommy. That bad man has a t

eel tightened until her knuckle

against the hood of his Maybach.

breath and dropped his hand

the plates on that Range Rover. F