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.

cared about most-he couldn't

I raised my hand and slapped myself across the

"Chloe!"

I just needed

no! His

cars speeding up, likely intending to box us

particularly crowded, so

their gas pedals,

they came alongside, closing in from both sides, I abruptly released the accelerator and stomped

tires screeched violently against the

"Fasten your seatbelts! Now!"

car into a drift, the front spinning around in an

off guard. Their assumption was that I'd try

move. The two vehicles, unable to adjust in time, collided head-on, the crash echoing

of the pursuers earlier was still holding up the

car around and charged straight toward

gripped her seatbelt tightly. "Chloe, am I going to meet Great-grandma

in, I deftly controlled the wheel and veered just enough to skim past

they'd heard the sound of the collision up ahead, and

almost hear the driver of the white car

Besides these four cars,

veered away from the

some space between us. I

popped his head out of the window, giving a thumbs-up and

into the seat. "Great-grandma,

out her phone, ready to call Harlan. After all, Bill wasn't

that if she called him now, he'd be anxious. But more importantly, if Mom heard

could rely on now was

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

"Where are you?"

following you this whole

was on speakerphone, so I

aggressively weaving through the wedding cars, trying to

like Zoey had a habit of disappearing unexpectedly, and now Harlan had turned into her shadow. I had no idea when he had

never imagined he'd be the

Kia Carens weaving through the black cars

the hell are you

absolutely furious,

is our enemy. If we get

just wait for

words, though brief, were a surprisingly comforting reassurance at that

had taken out two of the cars,