Shadows In Durango

Chapter 131

Chapter 131

*****Sofia's POV*****

The second Vincent slammed his foot down on the gas, the quiet calm of the night completely shattered in to a million pieces.

My heart was already pounding so hard it felt like it might burst out through my ribs, but his sudden speed had me gripping the seatbelt tight, my knuckles white.

He was saying something, a low ramble that I could barely make out over the thrum of panic in my mind.

My brothers were here.

They were here.

They knew where I was again...

That hardening fact kept echoing, growing louder with every second, until I couldn't focus on anything else.

What the heck did I expect? I should have left this town when I first had the chance!

"Sofia, listen to me," Vincent's voice broke through the haze, edged with urgency, but it only pulled me further into a panic. "They don't know where we are right now or where we're headed either. I'll get you somewhere safe, just breathe" Breathe?!

The word felt foreign, impossible.

I couldn't breathe; I was choking on sheer fear.

My father's face flashed across in my mind, cold and calculating, always looming somewhere in the background of my pathetic life.

He had always found a way to make me feel small, powerless and now, even states away, he'd managed to find me again.

I wasn't safe.

I'd never be safe from him unless I was actually dead.

That was the only way to escape him!

The nausea built up quickly, a sour heat in my stomach, with my vision blurring as I struggled to keep it down.

"Pull over," I managed to choke out, my voice barely more than a whisper, but Vincent heard me instantly.

his brows furrowed

in a rush, desperate, and I could feel the pressure mounting, overwhelming as my hand shot up

off the road, coming to a halt just by the gravel

out, the cool night air hitting me just

of the fear, frustration, exhaustion - all

it were trying to rid

felt Vincent's hand reach my back, feeling steady

word, just knelt beside me, his palm rubbing

heaves, he stayed there, silent, his steady presence almost making it bearable to still be alive. When the worst of it passed, I slumped back on to the ground, too drained to care about how broken I looked

spilling over, couldn't keep the fear from bubbling

father was coming to

were already

I was trapped.

between shallow breaths. "I... I'm so sorry, Vincent. I thought I could leave that life behind, but it's like... it's like they're always going to find me. No matter where I go. Now you're involved too, and it's all because

close to him in one swift movement. "It's not

hold anchor me, because in that moment, I felt

quiet reminder of something good, something real that we

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facing them

a desperation I couldn't hold back anymore. "If they find me... if my father forces me to go back with them... I can't go back, Vincent. He's going to want me dead!" My fingers twisted into the

and the intensity in his voice pulled my head back to look up at him, his eyes were fierce, unyielding as

He states. A broken laugh escaped me, caught somewhere between a sob and a gasp. "Vincent, they're all horrible people! You don't know half of what they've done. They'll tear apart anything in their path if it means getting me back. They'll hurt you!" I plead, suddenly scared for his own safety

not afraid of them and neither should you be anymore. You're with

he

years ago, cultivated in every harsh word, every controlling hand my father had held over me. It was more than just fear by now; it

to decide

Not with my family.

feeling his warmth surround me, I could almost see a different version of my life - one where I was free to make my own choices, to live without the constant dread that shadowed my

low whisper that washed over me. "You're safe right here. Right now. With me. We'll figure this

I just nodded, allowing myself to cling to

of my

fucking pretty to be crying like this all the time... I'm going to put a stop to them if it's the

like I was

panic, but the fear clung to me like a second skin, lingering at the edges of my

click of my seatbelt brought me back to reality, and I glanced up to find Vincent watching me, his

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