Chapter 3 - The First Kiss
Adrian cursed violently and aggressively hit the steering wheel with his bloody fist.
He snatched the phone from Evelyn and demanded to know where the man was keeping his sister.
The line simply went dead, leaving a suffocating silence inside the speeding car.
Evelyn began to cry, overwhelmed by the absolute terror consuming her night.
Adrian pulled the car into an abandoned underground parking garage in the city.
He led her to a private, heavily fortified penthouse completely hidden off the grid.
As soon as he locked the steel door, Adrian collapsed onto the leather sofa.
His charcoal jacket was soaked with fresh blood from a hidden bullet wound in his side.
Evelyn gasped and rushed to the kitchen to find a first aid kit.
She knelt beside him, her shaking hands gently unbuttoning his ruined shirt.
She cleaned the deep graze on his ribs, blushing as her fingers brushed his incredibly muscular chest.
Adrian watched her with intense, feverish eyes that made her breath catch.
He softly thanked her for being so incredibly brave.
He reached up, cupping her cheek with his warm, calloused hand.
He pulled her down and kissed her with a desperate, all-consuming passion.
It was Evelyn's first kiss, and it tasted like whiskey, danger, and absolute perfection.
She melted into his strong arms, completely forgetting the terrifying world outside.
Suddenly, the massive television on the wall turned on by itself with a loud crackle of static.
The screen displayed a live video feed of Tessa tied to a wooden chair.
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Evelyn screamed when she recognized the background of the video.
Tessa was being held hostage inside Evelyn's tiny apartment in Astoria.
