arm to his side. He

distance between them at

d together. She ordered her feet to stay plant

exactly two fee

cheap canvas duffel bag in her hands.

head slightl

olumbus ordered. His v

from behind him. The man rea

stant yanked it hard, tearing the coarse can

d his back on her and walked toward the au

hest rose and fell rapidly. She forced he

tic doors

slammed into her face. It stun

Maybach sat id

od by the rear door. He pull

ghtly and jerked his chin towar

e ground. She ducked her hea

e soft, but the air i

er her. He sat down, his thig

mmed shut. The sound w

led with his scent. It was an agg

the back of Ch

ungs

ed her out of the present and dragged

tasted the bitter champagne on

t of a man's body pressing her down into the mattress. The

er lap. She dug her fingernails so deeply into the back of her hand

mories wou

the blinding white ligh

aw the doctor standing over her, shaking his head

her eardrums, she remembered

father. Standing over her hospital bed, his face re

a thick stack of psychiatric evaluation papers. Handin

It slid down her left ch

f her trembling hand and scrubbed t

turned

d into her. They we

whisper that sent a fresh wave of terror through her veins. "K

pplied the brakes. The car rolled to a smoo