They dragged me into the back of the car like I weighed nothing.
The door slammed shut, metal rattling, and the sound felt final. Two of them got in with me, one in the passenger’s seat, the other drove, while the other two stayed behind to wait for Liam. The engine roared to life before I could process what was happening.
“No—please—” I cried, hands slamming against the tinted window. “Let me go! I didn’t do anything!”
My palm hit the glass again. And again.
The city blurred past, lights streaking, people moving on with their lives while mine unraveled in the backseat of a stranger’s car. I begged until my throat burned. I screamed until my voice cracked. I kicked, weak and frantic, my heel hitting the door.
They didn’t look at me.
Didn’t react.
Didn’t care at first.
The man in th
