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As she continued toward freedoht she heard Stephanie call her name

With only a few feet separating her fro hand closed around her upper arm at the same time a familiar scent invaded her senses

Logan

How could she have been so stupid?

“No!” she yelled again as he jerked her back around Why wasn’t anyone helping her? She was being attacked in the

She had to get away She struck out wildly, ai for whatever she could hit, but he wrapped her in a bear hug froht him off “Please, don’t,” she said as he started to walk her toward the others

“Jesus, Chloe, I’ hurt you I would never hurt you”

But he had The pain cut so deep it nearly sliced her in two

Chloe could barely process as happening Her brain screamed with so et away She tried to suck in a monster breath, prepared to screaot stuck in her throat It was then she realized how dizzy she was and how shallow her breaths had become

“I can’t…” She wheezed a whistling sound “I can’t b-breathe”

Logan’s hold i she knew a chair hit the back of her legs and he was shoving her down into it A gentle hand clasped the back of her neck, guiding her head between her knees

“Slow your breathing, baby,” Logan whispered in her ear causing her to focus on slowing the choppy, rapid gasps

“P-please l-let asps

“I can’t do that” Logan said, and she’d swear she heard sadness in his voice But that didn’t make sense

You can thank the Handlers for this

She hadn’t thought it could get any worse than the kidnapping But with the group of scowling bikers frowning down at her, she had the feeling shit hadn’t gotten anywhere near the fan yet

CHAPTER SIXTEEN