Chapter 8
Mara's POV
The first thing that got to me was the low hum of an engine, then the soft cool breeze of conditioned air brushing against my skin.
My head pounded slowly, and everything felt quite distant and foggy as though I were waking from a not too distant dream.
Then came the faint scent of a familiar cologne, one that was clean and deep that it wrapped around me like an invisible presence.
My lips parted just as my eyes did. "Doctor Alexander," I murmured as I found myself surrounded by the din glow of a car's interior.
And then it hit me.
I sat uptight almost immediately, my pulse spiking. "Wh–what–"
"Keep it calm," came his deep and smooth voice.
I ignored his tone of command just as everything rushed back all at once–his cruel words, the slap I gave him, an
