Two shots ring out simultaneously.
I open my mouth in a silent scream as Senator Lamb lands in a clump at my feet. Blood pools beneath his head from the crimson black holes where his eyes should be. My scream finally surfaces as one of the masked men turns and leaps back out the window.
The other man looks at me.
His eyes are as silver as dirty ice and just as cold.
I push off the floor, sliding backward to get away from him, but he takes a quick step forward.
“No…” I say.
He widens his stride and reaches for me. I look to the crowd for help, but everyone just stumbles in a blind panic.
“Help—!”
Thick fingers clamp around my throat. He squeezes hard enough to hold me, but not tight enough to hurt me. I stare at him, utterly helpless as he regards me with great amusement.
He slides a knife free from his belt with his other hand.
I jolt backward, getting nowhere. “No—!”
“Shh,” he growls.
My spit turns to acid in my mouth as the cold touch of the blade rests against my left cheek. He presses down, carving a deep line toward the edge of my mouth, and I cringe in pain.
Finally, he drops me and jumps out the window. I quiver with adrenaline, still trapped in my own body. I touch my face, feeling broken skin and painting my fingers red with blood.
“Roxie!” My father falls to his knees by my side. “Are you okay?!”
I stare at Senator Lamb’s lifeless body, unable to answer the question.
* * *
Thank you so much for reading KILLER LOVE!
Fox Fitzpatrick crept into my life like a storm and destroyed everything he touched…
SECRET LOVE, Book 2 of the Killer Love saga, is coming on August 27, 2019. Find out what happens when Snake Eyes goes after the love of Fox’s life…
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Tabatha Drake is the dark and dirty alter ego of USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tabatha Kiss! She lives in Chicago, Illinois. You can probably catch her huddled up in a hoodie, reading a good romance beneath a tree with her trusty husky by her side. She enjoys roller derby, sushi, and is always searching for her forever bad boy. In the meantime, she writes.
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