Almost an hour later, I stepped out of the bedroom with Diya behind me and made my way to the front door. I opened the door and glanced around to see where he was. When I didn't, I wondered whether he had gotten tired and given up the fight, but Aaron wasn't one to give up that easily. Not the Aaron I'd gotten to know these past few weeks.

My eyes travelled down the street, and I saw a black Mercedes parked there. As soon as I caught sight of it, the car turned on and moved towards my ...