Chapter 2

Hours later, it was really all over. The police had come and taken our statements, and the crazed stranger who had attacked me was safely in their custody. I was shaking, but I was pretty sure I was keeping it under wraps as much as possible.

No one else seemed to notice, anyway, but I learned right then and there that Liam noticed pretty much everything. He didn’t even hesitate; he just grabbed my wrist and swept me away, taking me home.

Once safely in my own home (if I would ever feel safe again), Liam pulled away from me. On some instinctive level, I didn’t want that....