She was done hiding from the past. She wanted to make the most of this new exciting world she was part of now. Make the most of the opportunity Alex Parker had given her. She wanted the chance to get to know Shane better, even though it was bound to end in heartbreak. Maybe it was time for a little risk in her life. Maybe it was time to stop being so afraid of every damn thing.

She dragged on her best underwear and clean jeans and a form-fitting red shirt that she knew looked good with her black hair. She ran back downstairs and was about to pull on a pair of socks and her boots when her alarm started beeping. Someone had entered the cameras’ field of view.

Was it Shane? Her heart gave a little flutter.

She stood up to check the monitor when the sound of gunfire shattering the large window off her deck had her ducking down behind the kitchen island, her heart clenching painfully in fear.

Oh my god.

What was happening?

Was this real?

Who was this? Why would anyone attack her?

She knew she had to move. But as bullets flew and glass shattered around her living room, she was too scared to risk it. It felt like that day at the school…

Get off the X.

That was what Shane had said to her once before.

He’d meant move. Run.

She lunged for the keys to the SUV and raced out the back door into the garage, ignoring a sharp pain as broken glass sliced into her bare feet. The sound of gunfire tearing up her home never let up.

How long would it take the security firm or police to get here?

Too long.

She sprinted into the garage, slamming the door behind her. Popping the locks, she jumped into the black SUV. The door into her house opened and a man dressed completely in black stood in the entranceway. He was wearing one of those Scream masks just like Evi1Geni-us did when he butchered people.

Oh my god.

She was hyperventilating.

He was supposed to be in custody…how could he be here, now?

Yael dropped the keys on the floor and shrieked when the bastard started firing at the windshield.

The SUV shook from the force of the impact but the glass held.