Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert) novel Chapter 610

At the very last second, someone grabbed Sylvia and pulled her into a tight embrace, rolling with her off the street and onto the sidewalk.

All around them, people were screaming, but Sylvia could only hear her own ragged breathing—well, that, and the pained grunt of the man holding her.

Instinctively, she clung to his shirt, knuckles white.

Sensing her fear, the man tightened his hold just a bit more. “It’s okay. Let’s get up.”

His voice snapped her back to reality. Sylvia glanced up at him, a swirl of emotions tangled in her chest.

It was Rupert.

Or maybe it was her imagination, but his lips looked a little pale.

“You…” she started, but before she could finish, a concerned bystander rushed over to help them up.

“Are you two alright?”

Sylvia shook her head, but the words got stuck in her throat.

When she looked at Rupert again, he was as calm and composed as ever, giving the Good Samaritan a grateful nod.

Just then, the SUV driver rolled down his window and, in classic jerk fashion, started yelling.

“What the hell are you doing? Flirting in the street? You wanna get yourselves killed? Don’t drag the rest of us into your mess!”

With that, he stomped the gas and sped off, dumping all the blame on Sylvia and Rupert.

Sylvia made a move to chase after the car, but Rupert caught her wrist.

“Don’t. That’s exactly what he wants.”

She froze, replaying the last few seconds in her mind: someone had shoved her into the road, and the SUV had come barreling out of nowhere at just the right moment.

That wasn’t an accident. That was staged.

Just thinking about it made her shiver. Was this how people tried to kill you these days—right out in the open?

Sylvia backed off, debating what to say to Rupert, when she spotted the college kid from earlier in the crowd.

He was tugging at his hoodie, moving against the flow of people straight toward them.

A bad feeling jolted through her. She grabbed Rupert’s hand.

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