ng rain, her eyes locked on the

do completely shattered by the

ack, but his bruised e

r stammered, his voice crack

e door of the Ma

suit stepped out, a large black um

d ignored Ry

g the umbrella over her head, insta

lled open the heavy rear door of the

who was standing in the puddl

de a split-second decisi

avernous, luxurious ba

nd her, sealing out the noise of

e the car was

n scent of cedarwood mixed with the

e of the seat, terrified her soaked tre

to look at the man

only make out the sharp, aggressive line of

his long legs stretched out, his lar

oothly, leaving Ryder stan

r voice trembling slightly from

didn't s

ent between the seats and pulled

ndkerchief toward her. His movem

ched out

silk, her skin accidentally bru

as cool to

rhythmic sound of his

locking onto the side of her face with

hand back and pressed the

ly like him-that intoxicating

driver's voice broke the

de her shift

oice was a low rumble that vib

ing off the street name of he

she saw the man's brow furr

to a heavy, suf

the rhythmic thump-thump of the wind

s making Audie's skin prickle wit

to break

Audie blurted out. "Or for t

kle vibrated fro

trange things t

the car passed beneath a streetlamp, a f

kingly intense, fr

money," he

t the window into the rain

h slowed t

t in front of Audie's dilapid

on-dollar vehicle and the graf