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 with worry.

NOW!" The words came out in a rush, desperate, and I could feel the pressure mounting, overwhelming as my hand shot up to cover my mouth. He didn't hesitate

he veered off the road, coming to a halt

the door open before I stumbled out, the cool night air hitting me just as my

I'd kept inside all of the fear, frustration, exhaustion - all came

body shaking as if it were trying to rid itself

hand reach my back, feeling steady and warm, helping

word, just knelt beside me, his palm rubbing slow,

to still be alive. When the worst of it passed, I slumped back on to the ground, too

from spilling over, couldn't keep the fear from

coming

were already

I was trapped.

voice barely audible, hiccuping 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

in one swift movement. "It's not your fault. None of this is your fault.

his hold anchor me, because in that moment, I felt like I was floating somewhere just beyond my own body, as if the fear had fully pulled me outside of

my cheek, a quiet reminder of something good, something real that we at least shared beside

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wasn't facing them on my own

forces me to go back with them... I can't go back, Vincent. He's going to want me dead!" My fingers twisted into

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

away. I promise you that." 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

now, edged with a resolve I hadn't heard before. "I'm not afraid of them and neither should you be anymore. You're with me, Sofia, and as long as you're with me, I'll keep you

wanted to believe him. I wanted to feel that hope he was so

father had held over me. It

didn't get to decide

Not with my family.

Vincent's arms, 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 every step. But would those dreams ever be a reality? Not with them hanging over

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

didn't trust myself to speak, so I just nodded, allowing myself to cling

back in the car, I'll stop somewhere close to grab you some water and then I'm taking you to one of my lowkey properties until we can figure

to be crying like this all the time... I'm going to

guided me back into the car, I felt like I was trapped in a daze, every

but the fear

and I glanced up to find

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