Lie Close to Me by Cynthia Eden

Author:Cynthia Eden
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.

Chapter Twelve

Maddox had thrown Jett over his shoulder. The flames were all around him, the heat lancing him. He didn’t take a breath because when he did, he just tasted fire. Maddox rushed forward, searching for an exit. The smoke was thick, smothering him. He’d lost sight of Andreas. Didn’t know if any guards were still down there.

Jett was unconscious. Maddox knew that if he didn’t get them the hell out of there, soon, they’d both be dead. The flames would get them, and there would be no rising after that. You couldn’t come back when your body was just ash.

Luna. You need to get out for Luna. If he could survive, then he could see Luna again.

What if she didn’t get out? The fear slid through him as the flames flared higher. He’d told her to go, but what if she hadn’t made it? He’d left her, he’d—

A hand grabbed him, seeming to burst right through the smoke. He looked up and stared into Luna’s dark eyes. She didn’t speak, probably couldn’t with all of the smoke, but she turned, and, keeping her grip on his arm, she led him through the flames. They barreled into the stairwell, and the heat followed them, the flames crackling and blazing. The smoke rose fast in that stairwell, but Maddox climbed determinedly.

“Fire on the next level.” Luna’s voice. In his head. That meant whatever block Andreas had put in place before was gone. Was Andreas gone, too? The Greek had been right at his side until they’d gotten Jett out of his prison. As soon as they’d broken down the door, and Maddox had grabbed Jett, Andreas had seemed to vanish. Since the guy could cloak himself so well, Maddox had no idea where the bastard had gone.

“Have to go this way,” Luna continued. “Follow me.”

And he did. She took him through a maze of rooms, past fires and smoke. Then they were bursting outside, leaping into the night, as they flew through a broken window. They plummeted down, and he landed easily, with Jett still tossed over his shoulder.

Maddox sucked in a deep breath. He tasted clear air and coughed, shoving the smoke from his lungs.

Chaos reigned around him. Guards in ash-covered uniforms and staff in green scrubs were running and desperately trying to escape the flames.

“There’s an SUV waiting—let’s go,” Luna said, her voice sounding hoarse.

Once more, he followed her. She went straight to a vehicle that had been hidden far away from the flames. They jumped inside, and she grabbed keys from under the seat. Luna slid into the driver’s seat, while Maddox pushed Jett down in the back seat. Then he hurried into the front with her right before Luna sped away from the flames.

“Not that…I’m not grateful…” Maddox coughed again. “But how did you find this ride? How’d you know how to get us out of there?” He’d been lost in the smoke and flames. The scents had been overwhelming, and he hadn’t been able to escape.

Luna’s delicate jaw hardened.

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