Hiding

Chapter 52

As the sirens grew louder in the distance, indicating the police would soon be swarming the area, James finally broke away from their searing kiss. He cupped Lily's face, staring into her eyes with an intense determination burning behind his piercing gaze.

"We want to get moving," he said in a low, gravelly tone. "There's no way they are going to permit this drop after witnessing Spike's brutal homicide. We're going to have every law enforcement agency in the city coming down on us once they find his mangled corpse."

Lily felt a tremor of dread at the thought of the citywide manhunt that would soon be unleashed. But she gave a resolute nod. "You're right. We can't stick around here any longer. What's the plan?"

James's jaw tensed in that way it did when he was rapidly calculating their next high-stakes move. After a pregnant pause, he gave a tight nod.

"We can't go to any of the usual properties or underground bases. They'll be crawling all over those places within the ho