Law.
The Ferrari skidded hard onto the gravel as Silas wrestled it to a stop. Lake Mary’s calm surface was broken by a fading ring of bubbles where the car had punched through.
I tore off my jacket in one motion, shoes kicked away, knife already open in my fist. I dove immediately kicking down hard, lungs burning from the sudden depth. Darkness everywhere except for the faint yellow glow below headlights still burning underwater.
The car was nose-down in the silt, tail tilted up, water pressing the doors inward. Pressure was building fast. Five minutes at most before it dragged deeper and crushed whatever air pocket remained.
I reached the passenger side first.
Billie lay motionless behind cracked glass. Head lolled against the seat, eyes closed, mouth slack. No bubbles from h
