Chapter 28
Melanie’s POV
My foot was pressed against the gas with so much force I was worried I’d break something, but somehow, it still didn’t feel fast enough. Quick enough.
I needed to get to Idris.
Now.
Cars blurred past in streaks of white and red; multiple horns from all directions blared like they were aimed at me. And maybe they were.
My eyes occasionally darted to the GPS.
Almost there, I told myself.
I blinked the tears in my eyes away. It was hard enough trying to drive in this state, but then to top it off, I had to deal with the echoes of my father’s voice in my mind.
What did I do to deserve a child like you?
Had he really meant those words? The same man who was meant to protect me from the world was the one hurting me.
His eyes. The way they looked at me as if I
