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.

touched the stranger’s arm.

man said. He balled his fist as Christopher

this moment that she

With dark eyes and a strong jaw. Full lips

longer on top

back and got to his feet, the man took a

“He isn’t worth

eyes cut into her. He looked deadly and still as if people’s lives meant nothing to him at

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

nod nor move, but she

the pause to grab his friends and get

addressing her, the stranger, or

wasn’t much Christopher could do that she hadn’t already experienced in

head out of the car. “Holy

shock as they climbed into the car and one asked, “Jason Reed, the richest man in

Grace understood their confusion.

savior—wore old clothes. He looked… as broken as

was threadbare,

out with his asshole

road was once again quiet, she

said, “Thank you… for saving me back

beyond

of the road, he sat down with his back against the

due to drop even lower. If he were to sleep on the

saved her, Grace started walking

you going home now? Where is your family? Do you have their phone number? I can help you call them

raised his head

was the same darkness she’d seen in her own eyes too many times when

darkness that spoke of

to stay, you can stay

***

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

her

at

could that woman watch on while she was beaten up? As an attorney, she would’ve fought hard to see all of them in prison for their

life was never

she bring

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