She pulled him from the room without a backward glance at the woman she had known for so long yet, obviously, hadn’t known at all. “What did she say?” he demanded, but she shook her head. “Not now, Levi.” She wasn’t translating Carlotta’s warning until they were in the car on their way out of town, and even then she would not repeat it all. She couldn’t—it was too horrible for words, too terrifying to consider. They will torture your lover, pluck out his eyes, and take his tongue. They will stop at nothing to find you, and when they do, you will die. The ties have been broken, and there is no other way. She shivered at the memory and picked up her pace, nearly running to get through the doors. Once they were in the car, she slammed the locks into place. “Go!” she ordered, but he ignored her as he turned to stare at her. “I’m not going anywhere until you tell me what she said.” “She said they’ll stop at nothing to find me and I’ll die when they do.” She ignored his muttered curse.
