The headlights did not just shine soft they burned bright, cutting through the dark night like a promise that was kept and a threat all at once.
Elara flinched a little, turning half her body toward the road where the light came from and that split second of her looking away was all I needed to act. I shoved my body past her hard, running fast for the car as it skidded to a stop right before the old dock. The car door flew open before I even reached it, and there was Victor breathing hard and fast, eyes wild and scared, his hand reaching out to grab my hand and yank me safely inside the car.
"Drive! Drive fast!" I screamed loud.
He did not ask any questions at all. The tires of the car spun fast, kicking up small gravel stones behind us, and we peeled away fast just as Elara's voice
