Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

At that moment, I became the center of attention. While everyone else waited quietly for the red light, I slammed the gas pedal and sped through, making a sharp turn.

I finally understood why Wisteria had appeared-someone had used her as part of a scheme to keep Carter and Taylor preoccupied.

We were the real targets.

What a cruel and calculated plan!

Since they had replaced Taylor's men, it was clear this was orchestrated by someone from the Carlyns.

They had used Taylor's wedding as bait to try and wipe out the Sanders in one fell swoop-including Whitney and me.

The dozen or so cars behind us ran the red light as well. Thankfully, there was another lane of cars passing through legally, and a large truck moving straight ahead blocked several of the pursuers. Still, four cars continued to tail us closely, and it wouldn't take long for the others to catch up.

Time was running out. After killing someone, calling the police would only complicate matters-we couldn't risk it.

I steadied my voice and said, "Whitney, my phone's on the backseat. Call Taylor right now, tell him what's happening, and ask where we should go!"

"Got it."

Whitney quickly grabbed the phone and dialed. On the other end, Taylor sounded busy as well, with the wind howling in the background.

"Anna, are you okay?" His concern was unmistakable.

Compared to Taylor's panic and urgency, Whitney remained surprisingly calm. She briefly explained what had happened and asked which direction we should head.

"Head west! Don't go to the Whites! I'm sorry, Anna, the situation is out of control."

Taylor continued anxiously, "My men... They've all turned against me. It's him-he's back! Anna, head west and escape. I'll..."

Bang!

A gunshot rang out.

Where was Taylor? What had happened to him?

And what about Carter? Was he in danger too?

"Taylor, are you okay? What about Carter-"

I started to ask, but Whitney interrupted, looking up at me, "Chloe, the call was disconnected."

When I first realized we had gotten into the wrong car, I wasn't nervous. When I drove a blade into someone's heart for the first time, I wasn't nervous either.

But now, knowing that Carter and Taylor had been trapped and hearing the gunshot, I panicked.

My hands trembled uncontrollably, and the fear I had buried deep inside surfaced.

was the person I cared

I raised my hand

"Chloe!"

I just needed to

His phone

mirror, I saw two wedding cars speeding

particularly crowded, so

must have floored their gas pedals, aiming to take me down in

sides, I abruptly released the accelerator and stomped

tires screeched violently

"Fasten your seatbelts! Now!"

turn of the wheel, I sent the car

completely off guard. Their assumption was that I'd try to

unexpected move. The two vehicles, unable to adjust in time, collided head-on,

still holding up the rest

turned the car around and charged straight toward them

seatbelt tightly. "Chloe, am

two cars closed in, I deftly controlled the wheel and veered just enough to skim past one of the wedding cars, knocking

sound of the collision up ahead, and now, a luxury

of the white car in front of me

couldn't go straight through. Besides these four cars, there

veered away from

creating some space between us. I quickly spun the wheel

far ahead, a guy popped his head out of

back into the seat. "Great-grandma, sorry, I

call

now, he'd be anxious. But more importantly, if Mom heard the news,

person she could rely on now

phone rang, and Harlan's voice came through, "How are you? Are

"Where are you?"

this whole time. Look behind

on speakerphone, so I

a Kia Carens aggressively weaving

had a habit of disappearing unexpectedly, and now Harlan had turned into her shadow. I had no

he'd be the one

black cars and shouted, "Hey, your driving skills are

hell

absolutely

every wedding car is our enemy. If we get caught, it's pretty much

just wait for

words, though brief, were a surprisingly comforting reassurance at

taken out two of the cars, but there were still