She was going to die.

There was no way he could miss from this distance. His face was only inches from the glass. Hard face. Ugly face.

Yet suddenly there was no face. His skull was half-blown away, and he dropped to the ground.

"Let me in." Marrok was standing at the passenger door. His tone was so demanding, she automatically pressed the button.

He jumped in the SUV. "Now get the hell out of here."

She was staring dazedly at the man crumpled on the ground. "You killed him."

"Damn straight. I blew the bastard's head off. Would you rather I let him do that to you? He probably wasn't alone. Get this car moving!"

She stomped on the accelerator, and the car lurched forward. She didn't look back until she was almost out of the shopping center at the exit to the street.

This couldn't have happened. The sun was shining brightly, and she saw a mother and her two kids going into the ice-cream shop across the street. Everything was normal and as it should be.

Except someone had just tried to kill her and had died horribly in the attempt.

And there was another man running out the back door of the clinic and up the hill toward the street.

A navy blue SUV was parked directly in front of the clinic and the front door of the clinic was wide-open. She had locked that door herself. That door must have been forced only a few minutes after she had left.

Fear iced through her.

Hugh and Terry!

She stomped on the brakes. "No, I have to go back. Hugh and Terry are-"

"I called 911 after I talked to you. They should be here any minute. But it could be too late for you if don't leave now. You're the one they're looking for. Get out of here while we have the chance."

"What is-"

"Move!"

She pressed the accelerator, and the SUV took off. She heard the sirens in the distance. Relief poured through her. "You did call the police."