Alexander manoeuvred recklessly as he tried to escape the SUV tailing them. The world blurred into streaks of neon and headlights with horns hooting and brakes screaming. Alexander didn’t stop; his hands gripped the wheel with the confidence of a man who had outrun death before.
Emilia pressed herself against the seat, her heartbeat pounding as loud as the gunfire that had shattered the rear window. Her fingers ached from clinging to the leather armrest, and her eyes stung with tears of terror. She kept thinking of Daniel…
Daniel. Please let him be safe.
The SUV chasing them lunged again, hitting their back bumper. Emilia gasped as the car fishtailed. Alexander swore under his breath and spun the wheel, straightening them out.
“Stay down!” he barked at her.
A figure leaned from the SU
