MikeNo way that car charged at her accidentally. I already called back to the garage and asked Tony to go out to the street and check the street marks from the Charger, and, of course, I was right. That car took off, gunning for her from a standstill. That squealing I heard wasn’t just her turning too fast; it was that f*****g asshole going after her.
Lauri still saw the world through a rosy hue. I didn’t want to pull her out of that fog, but she needed to understand she might be in danger. If the guy from school was really pissed about not getting something he figured he should have had, and he was some rich asshole who’d never been told no before, there was no doubt he could have been the one behind the wheel.
I walked out of Lauri’s room to cool my head and figure out the next best mo
