I tried to force steadying breaths into my lungs, but the tears made that difficult. Why would he do this? He’d been driving me for weeks. My body flooded with adrenaline which only tripped me into panic. “You are a naughty girl,” he said, his voice oddly low, like a groggy cement mixer. What I’d once thought were the warm, kind eyes of my driver, Todd, were now dull and lifeless. What is he doing? He was supposed to be protecting me. As my eyes widened in horror, recognition hitting me like an anvil, the hand clamped tighter around my mouth, and the more I struggled, the deeper strong, clammy fingers dug into my skin. My heart slowed, and I could feel every single breath of what was happening, even the infinite space between breaths. But the truth is, it’s a sloth-slow hyper-awareness of your own impending doom. Most people think that when you’re terrified, time moves at lightning speed. My name is Ben Covington and tonight, I am a thief.Įnjoy an exclusive excerpt from The Benefactor And I can’t, under any circumstances, fail. To save her, I’ll need to forget everything I am and forgo control. The one thing it can’t buy is her…or her safety. Posted June 11th, 2020 by Sara in Blog, Spotlight / 43 comments Today, HJ is pleased to share with you Nana Malone’s new release: The Benefactor Spotlight & Giveaway: The Benefactor by Nana Malone
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