Chapter 2

Terrence Klein shifted in the front seat of the car and considered his options.

His boss, Jason Reed, had approached the group near the sports car. The headlights showed the woman on the ground and the three men.

He better not go crazy…

Terrence had seen his boss Jason lose it before.

It was terrifying.

He glanced around, gauging if there were any traffic cameras on this deserted stretch of road or if there were any other bystanders who might witness Jason killing somebody.

He prayed it wouldn’t go that far.

But he knew Jason and what he was capable of.

This was going to be bloody, and brutal.

Tonight, the road had already been closed, so who would have expected that five people and a Ferrari would break in here?

They’d disturbed Jason, who wanted to be alone.

Every year on this day, Jason always closed this whole road and stayed on it alone, wearing old clothes.

No one dared to ask the reason as if it were taboo.

Terrence who had worked for Jason all these years didn’t know the reason either.

At this moment, as he watched his boss lift a heavyset man with ease and slam his head against the wall over and over, he did not know whether he should stop him.

He got out of the car.

Beating up some would-be rapists was one thing. Killing them… wouldn’t be so easy to overlook. Or clean up.

And the men on this road were driving a Ferrari not a Ford.

Which meant, like Jason, they had money.

He started toward Jason and then paused when just as suddenly, his boss stopped fighting the man.

the stranger’s arm. “If you

man said. He balled his fist

wasn’t until this moment that she really was able to

With dark eyes and a strong jaw.

on

back and got to his feet, the man took a

said. “He

eyes cut into her. He looked deadly and still as if people’s lives meant

took a deep breath and said, “It is not worth being imprisoned for a lowlife

didn’t nod nor move,

to grab his friends and get back into his car. “You’ll pay for this!” he

didn’t know if he was addressing her, the

could do that she hadn’t

her head out of the car. “Holy sh*t! Is that Jason

with shock as they climbed into the car and one asked,

Grace understood their confusion.

old clothes. He looked… as broken

jacket was threadbare, and his

with his asshole

street. When the road was once again quiet, she

“Thank you… for saving

but beyond that, didn’t say

across to the other side of the road, he sat down with his back against the

lower. If he were to sleep on the road for

man had saved her,

going home now? Where is your family? Do you have

slowly raised his head and Grace

her own eyes too

kind of darkness that spoke of nothing to live for.

nowhere to stay, you can stay with

***

to bring a stranger back to her apartment. She wasn’t impulsive by nature, and she certainly hadn’t dated anyone or even considered

had saved her

at

was beaten up? As an attorney, she would’ve fought hard to see all of them in prison for their crimes or complacency in it. But life

life was

she

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