. Rain lashed against the bulletproof

ow, in the flooded courtyard, guards in black raincoats patro

e. The landline was dead. She had refused to eat, surviving only on tap

ps pounded do

nlocked with a loud

r trench coat over her pregnant belly. Behind

and grabbed the only weapon in the room-a heavy, solid silver lett

?" Audrey demanded, her

ttoned her coat and handed

ght and conversational. "He doesn't want your little bastard comp

d against her ribs. T

baby. He wasn't even goin

pulled a syringe filled with clear liquid from hi

nal rage explod

rm, Audrey lunged. She slashed the si

in, stumbling back and c

the heavy brass base of the desk lamp and swung it with all h

oding outward in a sh

mirror from the floor. Without hesitating, she pressed the

immediately welled

l. "I will slice my own throat open right here. Let's see how Kingston

. She looked at the blood dripping down Audrey's neck. The guard

for them to proce

fore Celestine or the guards could react, Audrey slammed the heavy oak

rough the mansion. Red strob

he hardwood floors. She bypassed the main staircase and t

burning in her chest. She burst through the bott

of luxury cars. Her eyes l

ized vintage

n't slow down. She wrapped her hand in the sleeve of her swea

heavy door of the Aston Martin, and

. The V12 engine roared to life, a d

ed concrete. The car launched forward, smashing straight through the wood

f slick asphalt. The rain was coming dow

ee black security SUVs were already on

slammed its heavy grill into the

r fishtailed wildly on the wet road. She gripped the steering

ht her, her

the suspension bridge loomed over the chu

river's side door. The passenger window rolled down. A guard

looked

ood ra

ontally across the center of the br

the tires screaming over the wet pavement. The car je

ey drew their weapons, fanning out in

ow, Audrey heard the cra

ugh the static, cold and a

on her. Then she turned her head

aged. Black, violent waves crashed agai

r stomach. She placed

the gear i

Martin shot backward, putting a hun

shifted

ir eyes widened in horror as th

ockade. She turned the stee

accelerator. The

es. She stared at the a

f her own mind. If I survive this, I

t the guardrail at

h the storm. The heavy steel barrier sna

d, there was

freezing, black waters of the Atlantic, va