Now's my chance!

My mind snapped into sharp focus, adrenaline coursing through me like wildfire.

Driven by fear and raw humiliation, I shoved his searing, unyielding chest with everything I had—catching him off guard for just a breath of a second.

Clunk.

My hand landed on the cold metal of the car door handle. I yanked it down, shoved it open.

A blast of frigid air, thick with snow, slapped me in the face. It stung like ...