Time fractured.Her phone was in her hand.She didn’t think.Elena merely acted.
Elena:SOS
She felt it vibrate once as it went through.
Then Cruz yanked her backward, steering her toward the emergency exit with brutal efficiency.He tightened his grip and pain bloomed up her arm.
“Rook!”she shouted.
The name echoed down the hall.She heard the sound of rushing boots.
Cruz swore under his breath.“Let’s move,” Cruz ordered.
The second man shoved the door open.Cold air rushed in.The alley behind the hospital loomed, empty and gray.
A shout sounded behind them.“Hey!”
Rook.
Relief flared, sharp and desperate.Cruz turned, eyes hard.He released her suddenly, shoved her toward the second man.“Get her in the car.”
She stumbled, fought, kicked.Her shoe connected with someone’s shin.A curse followed.
Rook burst through the door, already reaching for his weapon.“Let her go!”
Gunfire cracked.
The sound was deafening, echoing off brick.Elena screamed as Rook went down, clutching his shoulder.Blood bloomed bright against his jacket.
Cruz shoved her hard.She fell, breath knocked from her lungs.Hands grabbed her, hauled her up, dragged her toward a black SUV idling nearby.
“No!”she fought, nails scraping uselessly.“Stop!”
The door slammed.The vehicle lurched forward.Elena pressed herself against the seat, chest heaving, mind racing.Tears burned her eyes, fury and terror tangling tight.
She didn’t know where they were taking her, but she knew one thing with absolute certainty.Her man would come for her.
