Chapter 190 “Hold on there, darling.

Where are you runnin’ off to? We’re just tryin’ to be friendly,” one sneered, his breath reeking of beer and cheap cigarettes.

Suppressing the instinct to gag, Elizabeth lifted her chin.

“My husband’s waiting for me just up ahead.”

The taller man scanned the dark street, his smirk widening.

“Oh, yeah? This stretch is nothing but construction sites and abandoned lots.

You’re dressed too fine for a fella swinging a hammer.

Who’s he, the phantom foreman?”

Before Elizabeth could respond, they each grabbed an arm, their laughter slithering into the night like poison.

“Come on now,” one said.

“We’re big deals around here.

A little time with us, and you’ll be counting your lucky stars.”

his jaw tight and his temper barely

in his expression could

door open only to be ambushed by a memory—Aspyn

His scowl deepened.

of frustration, he closed the

with enough force to catch the receptionist’s startled

her

guest the staff had been instructed to

“Of course, Mr.

her cheeks tinged pink as she caught sight

his sour expression, he was devastatingly

had it there was a celebrity staying at the inn, but she couldn’t

the best available room and gestured

the

The receptionist laughed lightly.

like your timing’s spot-on,

Norris.

and you’d have been soaked

gaze fixed on the rain as if

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