Take Two: An Erotic Romance (Book 1) Page 6

  As he pulled away, he once again pushed my hair gently behind my ears in a sweet, caring gesture which made me feel warm and content, as if no harm could come to me whilst Mathis was touching me.

  “Amanda,” he said, his voice roughened with emotion and breathlessness, “do you want to be with me? After what happened, how it ended last time, I understand if the answer is no, but…don’t say no.” His speech, spoken with absolute sincerity, sucked all the oxygen from my lungs. It took me a moment even to register what he said. But even though a part of me was stunned, somehow I felt peaceful, calm even, like this was a natural sequence of events.

  I opened my mouth to answer, but before any words could even form on my tongue, two deafening shots rang out in quick succession. We both stiffened automatically as we heard the first shot, like a firecracker in the small space in the car. After a moment of deafening silence, a third shot punched through the windshield narrowly missing the side of my headrest.

  I screamed, the fear and shock freezing me to my seat, and Mathis instinctively ducked down, pulling me with him.

  “Drive!” He yelled, and another shot ricocheted off my car’s side mirror. With a jerky motion, I turned the key, slammed my foot on the gas and screeched onto the road, driving as fast as I could. My mind went blank and my heart raced as the wet city street where the shots had rung blurred into the background.

  Take Two: Book Two

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