Chapter 47: | Somewhere In Manhattan

(Ava and Jack have escaped their enemies and are on the run. Can they stay like that forever, or will they have to stop and fight?)

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'So …' There was a pause as heavy as the gold chain around the trucker's neck before the next question: 'Is Jack your boyfriend?'

Ava turned her head away to look through the window. 'No. He's not my boyfriend.'

Jack indulged himself in a bitter half-smile. How could Ava ever begin to think of him as boyfriend material, knowing what he had become? Knowing that if they ever did get together…