Black Dawn
“Parker shot up from his chair. The chair clattered on the floor, and he grasped Lexi’s arm, pulling her close. The top of her head came to his chest, and when he bent his chin to touch it, the scent of his shampoo in her hair teased him mercilessly while he listened for incoming danger. “Nothing’s going to hurt you. God, that fuckin’ drunk-ass dick.”
But just because Parker wouldn’t let Matt hurt her didn’t mean the guy wouldn’t try. When Parker got his hands on Matt, there’d be no question about where the line was and how far Matt was to stay away from it.
“Parker,” she whispered, her voice tinged with fear.
“Give me a second.” His ears ached as he listened to the point he could hear his heartbeat. Maybe hers. “One more second.”
No sounds.
But this wasn’t a regular power outage. The timing was too perfect. This was a drunk dude ripping wires out of his breaker box, though even the act of doing that would trigger an alarm to Titan. What gnawed at Parker’s chest was that the backup gen...erator hadn’t kicked on.MoreLess
But just because Parker wouldn’t let Matt hurt her didn’t mean the guy wouldn’t try. When Parker got his hands on Matt, there’d be no question about where the line was and how far Matt was to stay away from it.
“Parker,” she whispered, her voice tinged with fear.
“Give me a second.” His ears ached as he listened to the point he could hear his heartbeat. Maybe hers. “One more second.”
No sounds.
But this wasn’t a regular power outage. The timing was too perfect. This was a drunk dude ripping wires out of his breaker box, though even the act of doing that would trigger an alarm to Titan. What gnawed at Parker’s chest was that the backup gen...erator hadn’t kicked on.MoreLess
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