TESSA
We finally pulled into the club’s parking lot, and I let out a long, shaky breath, slumping against the door. My hands were still trembling slightly from the adrenaline, from the panic that had gripped us just minutes ago. I glanced at Reina, who was sitting in the passenger seat, cheeks still flushed, eyes wide but a hint of relief could be seen in them.
We are alive. Thank God we are alive.
That was what her eyes were saying.
I couldn’t believe how close we’d come to… I didn’t even want to think about it. My stomach twisted at the memory of the car tailing us, the way her voice had trembled over the phone, how we’d both made ridiculous promises in panic.
And God, I almost told her. Almost. Almost told her everything I’d been feeling, everything I’d been hiding.
I shook my h
