She thought he was just a stranded traveler looking for a ride. She didn’t know he was running from the law—and carrying a secret that would change her life forever.
The neon sign of the highway diner was the only light for miles along the lonely stretches of West Texas. For Elena Cross, a late-night rideshare driver trying to save up enough money to start a new life, the night shifts were usually quiet. But everything changed at 2:00 AM when a tall man with a dark jacket and a cap pulled low over his eyes slipped into her backseat.
"Just drive," he said, his voice deep, gravelly, and undeniably tense. "I’ll pay you triple. Just get us on the interstate."
His name was Liam Vance. He had sharp features, a shadow of a beard, and a dangerous intensity in his dark eyes that made Elena's heart skip a beat—half out of fear, half out of a strange, sudden attraction.
The Silent Passenger: Love on the Run
