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I’m beyond help.
“A little.”His lips twisted as though the words left a bad taste in his mouth.“Is that okay?”
She laughed out loud.“More than.”Reaching for his arm, relief flooded her system.He was human, after all, and his anxiety conveyed his desire to please her.“To be honest, it makes a change.”
“I haven’t enjoyed a consensual relationship for a long time.”He blew out a breath.“And never with anyone I’ve cared so much about.”
Her breath hitched at his confession.
“It’s okay.”It was strange to be the one consoling him.“We’re both nervous together, sir.”
“Good plan, little girl.”A low chuckle escaped at her admission.“Whatever we do from now on, we do so together.”
Unexpected solace resounded at his statement, and as the car turned out toward the highway, Hannah relaxed back on her seat.Whatever came next, she was ready for it.
Chapter Thirty-Three
The Final Resolution
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LAWES HAD BEEN DRIVINGfor a little less than two hours when he spotted the car.The brand-new, red Audi changed lanes to drive behind him—the same vehicle he’d noticed earlier in his rearview mirror.Rumbling nervous energy fizzled inside of him as, checking the mirror again, he maneuvered to overtake the car in front.The pressure in his throat tightened when the Audi followed close behind, the feeling that they were being tailed intensifying.
“Is everything okay, sir?”Hannah’s gaze bored into the side of his face.“You seem even tenser than earlier.”
He couldn’t help but chuckle at how well she seemed to know him.He supposed all those long hours of captivity had conditioned her to be a good and patient observer, but it meant she was able to read him like a book.
It no longer bothered him that she wasn’t consistently addressing him the way she’d been taught.‘Sir’ was a decent alternative, and it suited their burgeoning dynamic.He was still in charge, but there were fewer formalities.
“I’m not sure.”Gliding into the slower lane, his gaze darted back to the mirror, watching when the red car did just the same.“I think we might have a tail.”
“A tail?”Her brow furrowed, and for a few fleeting seconds, he wondered if her mind had slid somewhere naughty.
“I think someone might be following us,” he clarified with a smirk.
If the idea of a tail triggered her, it would be worth playing with, just as long as he’d dealt with their newfriendfirst.
