Chapter 19

Lily stood hidden behind a wall, heart pounding like drums in her chest. The street was quiet, only the sound of wind and distant cars filled the air. She peeked out once more, her breath fogging in the cold night. The black car was still there. It didn’t move. No lights. Just sitting like some predator waiting for her to make a move. She gritted her teeth and tightened her grip on her clothes. She wasn’t going to be afraid. Not now. Not again. She waited a little longer, and then, after convincing herself it might just be a parked car, she stepped out from the shadows slowly. But before she could take more than two steps.... A tall figure suddenly appeared in front of her from behind another car. “Ahhhhhh!” Lily screamed from the bottom of her soul, but before the sound could even properly leave her mouth, a large hand slapped over her lips. She was slammed into a hard chest. Her body stiffened in terror, and her heart almost stopped. “Don’t scream,” a familiar low voice rumbled in he