Chapter 60
Stop eating. We’re being followed.”
started. Marver instinctively began to turn around.
Byron quickly placed a hand on the back of her head, speaking sodily for firmly. “Don’t look, Rum Now”
Before she could fully process what was happening, he grabbed her left hand and led her swiftly through the crowd, cutting a direct path forward.
The men following them noticed and immediately took off after th
them.
The stron s packed with people, but as they neared the end, the crowd thinned out.
By then, Marve had long since last the pizza she was holding. Dragged along by Byron, she wasn’t even sure how far they had run. Her lungs burned, if she was gasping for air
Already exhausted from her earlier run, she was at her limit.
Wai. Mr. Mcdaniel… I can’t keep going-
Hiram, this Byron’s brow furrowed Troublesome.”
The men were closing in fast, and the path ahead was blocked by a dead–end fence.
Without warning. Byron stopped and scooped Maeve up into his arms. Ignoring her startled cry, he vaulted over the barrier with ease and landed smoothly on the other side, quickly heading in the opposite direction.
Maeve instinctively wrapped her arms around his shoulders, clinging tightly to avoid falling while trying to make herself as light as possible.
The men chasing them hesitated at the drop from the third–story height and didn’t dare jump down. They were forced to take a detour
Il turned out having long legs really did have its perks:
Even with Maeve in tow, Byron easily outpaced the group, eventually finding cover beside a flowerbed near a building
Maeve was about to climb down from his arms when he pressed a hand on her shoulder, whispering, “Stay still.”
Confused, she froze, just in ti
in time to hear the men approaching, muttering angrily to each other.
Damn it, we almost had them.”
“Enough whining We need to find that woman and report back to Mr. Graves”
Marve thought, Mr. Graves? Could they mean Jeff Her eyes widened in shock. Are these men sent by Jeff to capture me? What could he possibly
She stiffened in Byron’s arms, her body instinctively pressing closer to his. From his vantage point, he could easily see the small swirl of hair at the top of her head
The subtle scent of her hair wafted up to him, even stronger now than when they had shared a bed earlier. It was familiar–the same scent as his undal shampoo
Byron’s eyes darkened with a mix
a mix of emotions.
Mare, oblivious to his thoughts, waited anxiously for any sign that the
that the men had left.
Just as she turned to ask if it was safe, her lips accidentally brushed against something cool and soft. Her words died in her throat, and her eyes flew wide open in shock.
Byron was momentarily taken aback by her unexpected move, and the irritation already simmering inside him flared into a heated rush,
Scasing that Mary was trying to pull away. Byron quickly took control, family pressing her head back toward him
His
ryes
half–shadowed in the dan light, were dark and intense.
“Marve, do you just enjoy getting under my skin?“
His deep voice carried a dangerous edge, leaving her no room to retreat. He captured her lips in a forceful, dominating kiss, asserting his control
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and refusing to back down.
