is's

t, and streetlight caught one side of

It felt like he'd keep staring unt

ing heart left me breathless. Where were the

before I finally forced

ice from shaking. "You must have got the wr

e closely, like he was trying to figure

thinking of a fake last name to make the lie sound m

n he crouched and picked

had slipped off d

pened it, and pull

ve my head. He was way too tall. Even when I rose onto my toes a

pped the passport open and re

is Ha

e body s

ut nothing came out.

ved c

ed away until the wa

gainst the dark gray of his gaze, but his handsome face revealed n

exi

me t

is hand even farther out of reach. After t

hough the anger was impossible to hide now. "Hand o

looked

or I'll start screaming and bring everyone over here. You're trying to hide from

he pulled one side

ht the streetlight. A gun s

almly. "I'll make sure you don't

anished from

but I'd barely taken a step before his

you staying

ck toward hi

d painfully in my temples. My legs were shaking, and s

ll do you n

voice turned lower, and the command

e threat had just been meant to shut me up. He expected an answer, and

dragged into five, then ten, and he still

d my jaw and gave him

the Blue Hotel n

n't re

nst his side. His hand settled over my blouse, and the warmth of his

and toward the hotel. He walked l

tal chandeliers glowed overhead. Behind the front desk, a young woman sorted throug

ht inside as if there were noth

ered me with every step. I could feel his calm breathing above

ecurity guard, de

his chin slightly, waiting as if

h and silently s

ed the words, unable to h

d for a second,

e the kind of polite smile

id with a courteous nod. "En

nly stare

yes moved from me to the stranger holding me before

g about us seemed

by drew no concern, no questions,

yet. I twisted my head toward the guard again and mouthed the w

el