Chapter 120

I dash out frantically, no shoes on, looking a fright with makeup dripping off my chin amid a torrent of tears. I can only see the regular floor security milling around as the back-door swings shut painfully slow because of its safety hinges.

He must have already gone out, and I run, pushing past them manically, as I get startled looks. Yanking it open and pulling myself out into the darkness, assaulted by the cool night air. I can only see the backlights, glowing red in the dark, of Mico’s car leaving—too far to be stopped and already out of the gate. My mind is scrambling into high alert mode, and I wonder if I can get to the front door to stop them in the street before they get any further.

I turn, mind set on hell-bent crazy and desperate to stop him in any way I can, and run smack bang into Jackson. It’s like hitting a warm padded wall at force, and I gasp in stunned shock as a minor ache hits my whole body with the collision. I still sob and act like a crazy lady a