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.

brows furrowed with worry.

pull over. NOW!" The words came out in a rush, desperate, and I could feel the pressure mounting,

he veered off the road, coming to

the door open before I stumbled out, the cool night air hitting

kept inside all of the fear, frustration, exhaustion - all came pouring out violently, onto the ground

it were trying to rid

my back, feeling steady and warm, helping to ground

me,

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

couldn't keep the fear from bubbling back up,

was coming to

brothers were already

I was trapped.

hiccuping between shallow breaths. "I... I'm so sorry, Vincent. I thought I could leave that life behind, but it's like...

and then his arms were around me, pulling me close to him in one swift movement. "It's not your fault. None of this is your

I felt like I was floating somewhere just beyond my own body, as if the

of something good, something real that we at least shared beside

you might be missing out on the

I wasn't facing them

out, my voice breaking with 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

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

or if I have to fight off your entire fucking family myself - I'm not letting them take you away. I promise you that." He states. A broken laugh escaped me, caught somewhere between a sob and

anymore. You're with me, Sofia, and as long as you're with me, I'll keep you safe. I'll put

hope he was

ago, cultivated in every harsh word, every controlling hand my father had held over me. It was more than just fear by now; it was a certainty, a truth I'd

get to decide my own

Not with my family.

my own choices, to live without the

Right now. With me. We'll figure this out together, I swear.

myself to speak, so I just nodded, allowing myself

to one of my lowkey properties until we can figure this out..." Vincent instructs, suddenly helping me to

pauses for a moment, lifting his hands to wipe at my wet cheeks, before he places each of his palms on either side of my face; "You're too fucking pretty to be crying like this all the time... I'm going to put a stop to them

felt like I was

worn out to keep up the panic, but the fear clung to me like a second skin, lingering at the edges of

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

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