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We spotted the other man with a gun heading towards us.
Drake hid with me behind a large tree and whispered, “Let’s run. Through there.” He pointed towards the car.
I looked behind me, and the man was on his knees, checking on his dead colleague.
“Quick. Run.” Drake led me by the hand, and I nearly flew as he pushed me along.
We jumped into the car and drove off. I kept looking behind me. The gun was by our side, within reach, but the man hadn’t even tried to pursue us.
“Maybe he’s given up on us.” I released the breath trapped in my lungs.
Drake didn’t answer.
I touched his arm. “Are you okay?”
His slight nod told me otherwise.
Acityhadneverlooked so good as we attached ourselves to crowds, despite not being followed during that last leg of our journey.
We checked into a hotel, looking a sight, going on the receptionist’s stunned expression, where we crashed onto the bed in our clothes and fell asleep within a second.
I woke up first and stripped out of my torn jeans, which for once, hadn’t been bought that way but were proof of the heart-pounding danger we’d experienced.
The hot water from my shower made my bruises and scratches sting. At least they weren’t self-inflicted. Nevertheless, I sighed as the water washed away the dust and stress generated from that white-knuckle journey.
After putting on a pair of jeans and a shirt that took a while to choose, given I’d brought half my wardrobe, I stood at the mirror for my daily makeup routine. Empty of thoughts, like someone had knocked me on the head and my memory had been wiped, I dabbed makeup on my cheeks to cover scratches.
Standing at the balcony, I studied the street, and with it still being light, I could only assume it was late afternoon.
While Drake slept, I called room service. I was too scared to face the world alone because I half expected to see the gun-wielding man waiting for me.
I ordered enough for both of us, but I didn’t have the heart to wake Drake. He looked so peacefully asleep, like nothing had happened.
While waiting for the coffee to arrive, I went to the balcony and watched the parade of strangers on the busy strip.
I already missed Merivale and the new life I’d made for myself, but that meant marrying Crisp, and he was to be avoided like the plague. A criminal husband was not I wanted for my future. Maybe I could have stomached a rich, older man during my hungry days, but never a killer.
A knock at the door woke Drake, who sprang up, appearing disoriented as he scanned the room. “Don’t answer that.”
“It’s room service. I ordered some food.” I smiled, more at how he looked—like he’d been in the wars—but his astonishing good looks still made my heart skip a beat.
A sleepy blue-eyed, messy-haired hunk who’d saved us.
My hero. He did this for me. For us.
With that sweet thought swishing through me, obscuring the actual drama we faced, I opened the door, and the server pushed in the trolley. My mouth watered as the aroma of roast beef and chips hit me.
Havinggonetobuyphones, Drake was taking longer than I would have liked, and I paced about impatiently.
When a knock came, I jumped, then opened it. “Shit, Drake, that took forever. I started to panic.”
He placed a plastic shopping bag on the bed. “We lost that guy. Don’t worry.”
“But won’t they expect us to be here? I mean, this is the closest city.”
He shrugged. “There are a ton of hotels. In any case, I’m about to go to the cops. At least then we can head back home in the morning.”
“Do you think that’s a good idea?”
