They had passed the welcome sign miles ago. The cellphone's g.p.s dinged. The robotic voice hummed their arrival time in twenty-minutes. Alec's eyes were glued to the road. He feared taking his eyes off the road and having it disappear before them. Alessandro's knuckles had turned white from gripping the steering wheel. He flexed his wrist against the wheel. He stole a glance up to the rearview mirror. Zale was staring out the window watching the cars go by. His long fingers were tapping aggressively against his thigh.
Luciana's eyes were straight. At first glance, Alessandro thought she was staring at him. Her eyes were transfixed on the road. Her eyes were glossed over as she ran over every worst-case scenario her mind could conjure. They all ended in death. Horrible, gory, painful deat
