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

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

he veered off the road, coming

before I stumbled out, the

inside all of the fear, frustration, exhaustion

for support, my body shaking as if it were trying to rid itself of the

Vincent's hand reach my back, feeling steady and warm, helping to ground

word, just knelt beside me, his palm

was nothing left but dry heaves, he stayed there, silent, his steady presence almost making it bearable to still be alive. When the worst of it

couldn't keep the fear from bubbling back up, stronger

was coming to

brothers were already

I was trapped.

I whispered, my voice barely audible, hiccuping between shallow breaths. "I... I'm so sorry, Vincent. I thought I could leave that life behind, but

Sofia..." His voice was soft, breaking through the wall I'd tried to keep up, 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 fault. It never will be.

hold anchor me, because in that moment, I felt like I

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

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I wasn't facing them on my own

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

his voice pulled my head back to look

don't have to ever go back with him. You won't go back. I don't care if I have to keep you hidden forever, 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 a gasp. "Vincent, they're all horrible people!

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 safe. I'll put a damn

he was so

held over me. It

to decide

Not with my family.

I was free to make my own choices, to live

his voice a low whisper that washed over me. "You're safe right here. Right now. With me. We'll figure this out together, I swear. Just

just nodded, allowing myself to

to one of my lowkey properties until we can

crying like this all the time... I'm going to put a stop to them if it's the last thing I do!" He states firmly,

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

panic, but the fear clung to me like a second skin,

and I glanced up to find Vincent

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