Elsa
They were going to send another punch when my spirit crumbled. Not for my sake but for my child.
"Wait!" I screamed, my voice shaking with desperation, just before his fist could strike my stomach. The man froze mid-air, his fist hanging above me. I gasped for breath, trying to keep my voice steady despite the fear.
"All I was asked to do was place a tracker on Lucas' computer," I blurted out, the words spilling from my mouth in a rush. "When I saw him, we... we just made love. He told me he was working on getting his territories back." I was grasping at anything I could give them, trying to buy time, trying to survive. But I knew deep down that I hadn’t really given them much at all.
Clifford looked at me, his expression shifting slightly as a twisted smile crept onto his lips. "
