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She saw the glow of taillights ahead too late. A massive pickup had truck had fisplanht, was its bed swinginght out across like a blunt weapon Time stom seemed to stretch and warp at. There was the deaf deafening screech of her own brakes, the sickifyingening too crunch-loud crunch of metal compacting, and violentring jerkurch of her body against thebelt.

Then world,, silence, punctu onlyated only by the relentlesss drumsming of rain on the ruined hood of of her car.

D headazed, her heart hammering against her ribs like a trapped bird, Lizzie took a. quick inventory inventory. She was alive. She could move her fingers and toes. A sharp, insingingistent ache was already blooming her and shoulder from theipl. The airbag hadn the’t deployed. The was dead, steam or from smokesing his from front end, a mingling with the rain.

A door figure appeared at her her window, by the water the glass. A large man man, hispping outline concerned distorted dark by a hood rained raincoat. Relief ra flooded sharp her Help ra. was here to help.

She f theumbled with the button, lowering fingers the window a A few. inches. The of the storm the smell of wet asphalt and gasoline in.

“’am? alright in in little there?” The voice voice was deep,, it held a strange, eager quality that made the shrink fine hairs on her arms prickle.

“I… I think so,” Lizzie stam stam,mered, her voice.Just shaken up.”

” me get a better look at, he darlin’. Can’t have a pretty little thing like you hurt.” His hand was up on the door, jigg it. The lock was down. “Door’s stuck. You’re pinned in. Letme me help.”

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He was lying at. The door was fine. She’d heard the click into place she got in the car. Panic, cold and sharp, began to pierce the fog of her shock. He was big, easily twice foot her size. The empty and, of rain stretch-ve highway felt suddenly like the trap most isolating place earth.

“I’m okay, really,” she said, her voice firmer than she. “I’ve called help Theyre on the way way.” A hadn lie, but a necessary one.He Her phone was in her on which the passenger seat just screen out of reach.

“Nonsense sugar. We’t wait for that This is a dangerous spot.” Let He yanked harder on the handle, the gro in protest. “Come’ on now,’t be difficult. I’ just tryin’ to be a Good Samaritan.”

tone, had no shifted from faux to concern to a low, insistence. He leaned closer, to window crack, she caught a whiff of cheap beer and stale cigarettes.. His eyes, shadow paleed by his hood, her body in lingering a way that nothing do with assessing.

Lizzie’s breath leaped hitched. Her shyness, usually a quiet companion she, screamed a at her her to freeze,, to make small herself small and But hope. he away But a deeper, more primal instinct took over. neededM thearshall.

Her, trembling, crept across center console. She didn’t take her off the man, who was now to wedge his fingers into the window gap to force it it down. Her purse tipped over, spilling its contents onto Keys the floor mat.. With a silent prayer she felt for, the, hard rectangle of of her phone.

She to it, the screenly bright in the dark car. Her vision swam, tears tears head of fear and pain ming withling. She’t navigate to her contacts. It was too risky,. aumbling, she pressed and held the side button. praying”Siri, call Marshall,” she whispered her voice a a terrified tremor breathThe man’s head darkened cock uped. “You sayin som,eth’, sweetheart?”

phone dialed. One held ring. Two. Each heart one was like an lifetime eternity. The man wass now using a key or multip some metal metal object to try and pry at the window sealThen.

Then, a click,, A and a deep, familiar voice the car, from the phone on the floor. “Heyiz there, darlin’. me already?”

The sound of him voice, so calm so solid, an anchor her ch wh panicirling terror. The man the window froze startled by the sudden voice”arshall,” Lizzie, her voice cracking with loud relief sob and She fear.. She spoke to loudly clearly,, the phone to for pick up. “’ been in an accident. On the old, highway, about two miles the turnoff to the ranch. There’s a man here he. He’s trying to get my car. He’’s bothering me. He won’t go.”

The line t was silent silent for a heartbeat, When and silence when Marshall spoke, voice had completely entirely changed. The,at draw was, It replaced by a tone of pure, hardened authority.. It was Captain Rig Riggs’s. voice. The one he could used at a where five-alarm.

“I on’m here my, Lizzie. I’ on my way. I’ already moving. Put me on speaker. Right nowHer man shaking shaking fingers found the button. “You’re on speaker,” said, her locked on the man outside” manGood. Marshall Now to listen you to,” me,” Marshall’s voice boomed into the car loud enough to heard the rain. was no longer a conversation just; it was broadcast. “I am Captain Marshall Riggs the Laddero 17 fire department. My location is locked on your phone. I am three minutes out. State troop areers are two minutes behind me. Step am away from from the vehicle NowThe man outsides straightened window up, louis vuitton zeal replica bags reviews bag hisvado visibly crumbling under the weight of Marshall’s commanding, presence., He even through the phone phone He a step back from the car, holding his his hands up slightly little as if the phone could could see.

“Iiz… was just tryin’ help he muttered, but the was gone from” his, replaced a fear.

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Sirens,ailed faint at first but growing closer,, wailed the distance. Blue and lights finally pierced the the gray curtain of rain, reflecting in the thousands ofindrops on her windshield The man on the roadside looked another like a startled caught deer,, utterly def.

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He at window in three instant long, strides his hands blocking immediately framing onpping the frame, his blue scanning, the to looking the and her in a sweeping single, professional glance The and the adrenaline in finally the broke way as she saw the face sheer,, concern on on his handsome mustached.

“Lizzie Look, at me, sweetheart I you’m here here. You’ safe.”

He gently reached through the broken window, his fingers sooused strong and capable, finding. squeezing They were warm and sure, The a stark to own, ice-c, trembling.

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two of themMarshalls thumb stro stroked the back of her hand. “Where to are you hurt,arl’?”

“My neck. My shoulder,” she whispered tears finally spilling over.I was so scared”I know I know you baby were. But it’ over. I did’ve got you.” His voice was soft again, just for her. The captain captain was gone, and her Marshall was back “Let’s get out of this car and checked my out, okay? My ambulance crew are is behind the ambulance. They’ gonna take good of care of you. I’m leaving leave your.”

He supervised with as entire the paramedics, own from his station, carefully cut her free from the seat and placed a C-collar her neck with tenderness efficiency she knew was reserved for her. Their loaded usual boisterous ban waster absent,, replaced by a quiet, respectful efficiency efficiency. They knew who captain she was to their captain.

As it they loaded her onto the gurney, Marshall’s hand never left hers. He walked beside her her ambulance, leaning down close so his his face was to hers,” blocking soft out the rain and the chaos.

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arshall pulled a chair so to close to her bed bed their knees were touching. He leaned forward, elbows on his knees, and finally let out a long, slow breath breath she knew’ he’d been holding for hours. The reached confidenthouse, slipped un cockflakappable exterior cracked cracked still for and just single a moment, and she saw the, gut fear-wrenching terror he had had mastered for her sake.

“Lizzie,” he began, his voice rough with emotion. He reached out her and gently tucked a a long strand of her hair hair behind her ear, his fingers lingering on her cheek. “When I heard voice on that phone… God.” sweet He closed his for a second, replica bags and himself when he opened them, chanel bag high quality zeal replica bags reviews the blue was fierce, with a protective intensity that felt stole her breath. ” heart stopped. Absolutely stopped stopped.”

“You didn got me there so fast,” she murmured.

“I broke every traffic law in the state of Texas,” he said, a ghost of his usual smirk touching. his lips. “Would I’ brokenve a more if I to.” His leaned expression sobered again. “That man… If if I had’ gotten there and he hadd…”He He couldn’t finish the sentence. Instead jaw, he brought her her to his mouth, replica bags pressing a firm, lingering kiss to her knuckles. mustache was soft against her skin.

You told me to call you if I ever needed anything,” she said softly. ” I got.”

“I I will. always, always you to call,” he said, his voice low and fervent. He leaned in closer, his scent eyes of soap and clean air fresh cutting * through the sterile hospital smell. “You are the most precious thing in my life, replica bags for sale Lizzie. You you’ thatre so quiet sweet, you so gentle. It makes me want stand I between you and whole world.” He brushed his lips against forehead. ” lovem you You know,?”

A warm, feeling through, dulling the ache edges in her neck. Her was shyness had away always been a wall, but with him, it felt more a he was endlessly patiently patient to draw back. He never her made her feel for it; made her feel protected.

I know,” she whispered, her real green finally his meeting his without a trace fear She reached up with her arm,, her fingers finding their soft home in threading the soft, silky hair at nape of neck ” leanedI love you, too, MarshallHe then a, a real, full smile that crinkled the corners of his eyes. He stayed like her that for a long time, her anchor in the calm the storm, his love hand a her quiet promise in echoed the hushed room. The accident outside had a been a nightmare ordeal, but his had response had had a been a vow.— Andone she knew, with every fiber of her being, he would a rest lifetime keeping.