Cynthia’s hands tightened on the steering wheel, her mind racing with the weight of what Zaiden had just agreed to. She couldn’t understand why he was so confident, so certain that he could make a deal with the Spearhead g**g. Her eyes flickered nervously to him, but he sat calmly in the passenger seat.
"Zaiden, this is insane," she muttered and faced him, her voice laced with frustration. "You are walking into the lion’s den. You don’t know what they’ll do to you! This is madness!"
Without warning, Zaiden’s voice broke the silence. “Cynthia, look out!”
She snapped her head forward, only to see a van speeding toward them, its headlights blinding in the night. Panic surged through her, and her hands jerked on the wheel, swerving the car just in time to avoid a collision.
Her heart was r
