Sherry's POV:
The SUV's headlights were like the eyes of a prowling monster, surging directly toward my windshield. I yanked the steering wheel with everything I had, the acrid scent of burning rubber filling the cabin as the tires shrieked against the asphalt.
'My Nina... I have to protect her!' The thought consumed me. I instinctively angled the car, attempting to let the driver's side absorb the impact to shield Nina in the back.
In that hair-raising split second, a dark silhouette of a car lunged from my rear flank. Driven by a ruthless resolve, it struck the SUV's rear quarter with surgical precision.
The force of the collision sent the SUV into a violent half-spin. Amidst the bone-chilling screech of twisting metal, it finally ground to a halt less than ten feet from my front bum
