Chapter 82

Grabbing her bag, she slipped out of the car and slammed the door with so much force the Lotus shook.

Taylor stared at her rapidly retreating figure, his heart thumping, something sharp tearing at his throat.

What the hell had just happened?

It took a few heartbeats before the shock of her reaction dislodged him and his body unfroze.

He unbuckled his seat belt, jumped out and, ignoring the dozens of angry drivers honking and waving their fists at him, slammed his own door shut.

For a moment, he couldn’t see her, and there were seconds when his heart seemed to stop with the panic of it all. Then he spotted her, already far in the distance in the middle of a crowded pavement.

Dianne slipped through the crowds and into a narrow side street where cars were banned, not knowing and not caring where she was going. All that mattered was escape.

A hand grabbed her arm. Her throat opened to scream, but then she saw it was Taylor who had hold of her.

She yanked out of his grasp. “Taylor, please,