If there'd been any part of Eleanor still weighing whether to climb into that car, Cassandra's offer killed it instantly. All she wanted now was for both of them to vanish from her sight.
"No need. I can walk."
At her refusal, Julian's eyes dropped briefly to the blood running down her knee. "Suit yourself."
Her thin frame shook, barely visible through the sheeting rain.
"Julian, are you really going to just leave her out here? She's soaked through." Cassandra pressed her hand onto his thigh as she said it.
"She turned down the ride herself." He glanced toward David in the driver's seat. "Go. We're already behind schedule for Cassandra's thing."
Lightning split the sky overhead.
The Maybach pulled away, and a moment later thunder cracked loud enough to rattle Eleanor's teeth.
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