PART 2: THE UNEXPECTED REFUGE
Inside the quiet cabin of the Maybach, Julian Vance stared through the rain-streaked window at the desperate girl outside. As one of the city’s most powerful investment tycoons, he was accustomed to people wanting something from him, but the sheer terror in this girl’s eyes was undeniably real.
Before his security detail could react, Lena scrambled around to the rear passenger door, yanked it open with the last of her failing strength, and threw herself onto the plush leather floorboards. “Please hide me!” she sobbed, pulling her bruised knees tightly to her chest. “Don’t let them take me back!”
Julian motioned for his driver to hold his position as two rough-looking men emerged from the dark tree line, wiping the blinding rain from their faces. They approached the idling luxury car with heavy wooden sticks in hand, scanning the perimeter with angry, searching eyes.
“Hey! Did a girl run past here?” one of the men barked, knocking heavily on the driver’s side window. “She’s our property, and she ran away from home!”
Julian rolled down his window just an inch, his voice icy and completely commanding. “You are blocking private property on a public road. Step back immediately before my security team handles this permanently.”
(The secret behind her escape is about to be revealed! Click “Next Page” to continue reading…)
