Emily dared not turn to look at him. What was he doing here? She kept recalling what she had been told earlier about the man behind her. At the silent count of one… two… three, she took off running without looking back.

She ran as fast as she could until she felt like she was far enough away. Then she stopped to catch her breath.

“Trying to escape me?” a familiar voice said from behind her. Before she could move, she was roughly spun around to face him.

A smirk ...