Chapter 23
Ciaran slammed his foot down on the accelerator and glanced at Arik in the passenger seat. No reaction. When he had first met Arik, they’d gotten into a car chase. Arik had spent the entire time yelling at him and asking him to slow down. But now, he just stared out the window.
He figured speed was Arik’s friend right now. It helped calm his emotions, although Ciaran thought Arik had handled things quite well.
They had just left the morgue. He had given Arik the news about his parents’ death, not anticipating he would want to see their bodies.
But he was within his rights to ask, so he went to the police to identify his parents.
Since then, Arik had said nothing.
“Where are we, Michael?” Ciaran asked.
From the back seat, Michael said, “Very close. If we stay at this speed
