"Sweetheart." Everett gently stroked her hair, and then suddenly accelerated, both their hearts seeming to clench at once.

Dorothy clung to his arm for dear life, unable to tell if the pain or something else was more intense, with only his nechoing in her mind.

"Everett, Everett!" "I'm here, I'm right here." Quincy woke up from a nightmare once again.

In her dream, the men sent by Simeon laughed wildly and menacingly, each reaching out for her...

She abruptly opened her eyes to find it was still daytime.

Quincy got up from the hotel bed, rushed to draw all the curtains wide open and turned on every light, then stood in the middle of the empty room, finally catching her breath.

it dawned on her that the freedom

strong to protect her, there was no real freedom to speak

out of the hotel room with her phone in hand. Outside, a well-trained bodyguard stood

seemed less there to protect Quincy and more to keep an eye

well aware of

see Everett." She cout and made

in all the the'd been assigned to her. Content

bodyguard remained unmoved, his expression as

to threaten to get my way? Tell your boss I want to see Everett, I have things to discuss with him." "Mr. Lopez will contact you if he wishes to see you," the bodyguard

lip, pacing back. and forth a few times before returning, Fine, if I can't see Everett, then I can go find Dorothy! You saw it, I ran into Dorothy just

dare to do anything to me! If I die, Dorothy will have to go down with me!" So, if she's willing to comply now, Everett should

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