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Adeline's pulse is still hammering when she jerks out of the stranger's hold.

“Thank you,” she manages, voice shaky but firm. “I’m okay. Really. Thank you.”

She does not wait for his response.

Her fingers clamp around Isla's wrist, and she tugs her away from the sidewalk with more force than intended. Isla stumbles, wide-eyed and gasping, but Adeline doesn't slow down until they reach the sleek black sports car parked across the road.

It should have been the ...