CH.61

"Drive!”

Dimitri immediately sprang into action, sliding behind the steering wheel in one fluid motion.

He roared the engine to life and the powerful car shot forward, leaving the wreckage in its wake.

Knox's intense gaze remained fixed on Serena the entire time they sped away. She looked so fragile like she might shatter into pieces if he so much as exerted the slightest force on her.

But Knox knew better than that. Beneath her delicate exterior beat the heart of a true fighter, a survivor.

Serena had been through her own personal hell at the hands of the people she trusted and called family and had emerged stronger than ever, ready to swing back at the world with everything she had. Just like Knox had after being forged in the same brutal fire.

The ride came to an abrupt halt a few miles later, ultimately jolting Knox from his brooding thoughts.

The rear passenger door flew open and Killian slid into the driver's seat, his expression thunderous. The big man's hands were