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.

over, his brows furrowed with worry.

desperate, and I could feel the pressure mounting, overwhelming

sharp turn, he veered off the road, coming to a

the door open before I stumbled out, the cool night

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

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

feeling steady and warm, helping to ground me ever

a word, just knelt beside me, his

when there 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

the tears from spilling over, couldn't keep the fear from bubbling

father was coming to get

were already

I was trapped.

sorry, Vincent. I thought I could leave that life behind, but

me, pulling me close to him in one swift movement. "It's not your fault. None

in that moment, I felt like I was floating somewhere just beyond my own body, as if the fear had

beat solidly beneath my cheek, a quiet reminder of something good,

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them

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 black

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

letting them take you away. I promise you that." He states. A broken laugh escaped me, caught somewhere between

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 bullet through each of their

to feel that hope he

in every harsh word, every controlling hand my father had held over me. It was more than just fear by

didn't get to decide my

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 every step. But would those dreams ever

here. Right now. With me. We'll figure this out together, I swear. Just trust me, I know it's hard after everything I've done, but I

so I just nodded, allowing myself to cling to him in

somewhere close to grab you some water and then I'm taking you to one of my lowkey properties until we can

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

the car, I felt like I was trapped in

the fear clung to me like a

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

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