CHAPTER 26 NICK GUNNED THE engine of his Ferrari and took off down the road. He rarely tested the limits of his vehicles, but today was an exception, at least until he hit traffic. There should have been a f*****g law against people taking cars on the road if they insisted on driving at half the speed allowed. He blew past a station wagon, ignoring a horn blast from the truck driver coming in the other direction. What was the guy’s problem? Nick had gotten in front of the startled old lady peering over the steering wheel with at least a foot to spare. A squeak next to him caught his attention, and he glanced at Lara, staring wide-eyed out of the windshield. Aw, s**t. The news about her friend had really upset her. He leaned over and squeezed her white knuckles. “Don’t worry, baby. It’l

