♤Aaron♤

"Joan? Joan!" I was already out the door when the call disconnected. Her scream had been sharp, cutting through the air, and suddenly, everything wasn’t fuzzy. It was terrifyingly clear.

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!!

I never should have agreed when she insisted on going without a bodyguard. If he had been there, he could have protected her. He could have bought them time.

Time for her to escape. The one time I relented, and now...

A chill ran down my spine at ...