Chapter 4

The moment Anna heard Julian's voice, she deliberately leaned back into the shelf behind her and let the momentum slam her right into it.

Items tumbled off and struck her legs, and she let out a sharp cry of pain.

Julian rushed over as a man possessed, shoved the clutter aside, and pulled her tight against his chest.

He looked up and roared at me, "Nevaeh, are you trying to kill her?"

I flinched at his outburst and opened my mouth to explain, but he cut me off before I could get a word out.

Anna slumped against his shoulder,…