Chapter 10 - THE NIGHT VINCENT ALMOST LOST HER
The danger escalated when someone tried to force my car off the road.
I was driving home from work.
A dark SUV appeared behind me.
It followed for several blocks.
Then it accelerated.
I gripped the steering wheel.
My heart raced.
I called emergency services.
Then Vincent.
He answered immediately.
“Evelyn?”
My voice shook.
“Someone's following me.”
His expression changed.
“Where are you?”
I gave him the street.
He spoke calmly.
“Stay on the line with emergency services.”
I nodded.
The SUV moved closer.
I turned onto a busy avenue.
Headlights flashed.
A horn blared.
Then the SUV disappeared into traffic.
I pulled into a well-lit gas station.
Police arrived minutes later.
Vincent arrived shortly afterward.
He stepped out of his car.
Saw me.
And stopped.
For a moment, his expression broke.
“Evelyn.”
I began crying.
He approached.
“Can I?”
I nodded.
He wrapped his arms around me.
Held me tightly.
For a long time, neither spoke.
Then Vincent whispered:
“I thought I was going to lose you.”
I looked up.
His eyes were wet.
I touched his face.
“I'm here.”
He closed his eyes.
For the first time, the man everyone feared looked genuinely frightened.
Not for his power.
Not for his reputation.
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For me.
And I realized I was falling in love with him.
