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.

person I cared

thinking, I raised my hand

"Chloe!"

I just needed to

no! His phone isn't

I saw two wedding cars speeding up, likely intending

crowded, so I pushed down on the accelerator

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

both sides, I abruptly

violently against the

"Fasten your seatbelts! Now!"

I sent the car into a drift, the front spinning around

caught completely off guard. Their assumption was that I'd try to outpace them, so they were

vehicles, unable to adjust in time, collided head-on, the crash echoing

earlier was still holding up the rest of the convoy, leaving just two cars

turned the car around and charged straight toward them

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

deftly controlled the wheel and veered just enough

cars were utterly stunned. Moments ago, they'd heard the sound of the

the driver of the white car

go straight through. Besides these four cars,

veered away from the

the car behind it surprisingly slowed down in sync, creating some space between us. I quickly spun the wheel and turned

his head out of the window, giving a

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

ready to call Harlan. After

But more importantly, if Mom heard the news, what if it

she could rely on

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

"Where are you?"

following you this whole time. Look behind

on speakerphone, so I

Carens aggressively weaving through the wedding cars, trying to break free

had turned into her shadow. I had no idea when he had

imagined he'd be the one

the black cars and shouted, "Hey, your driving

the hell are you

absolutely furious, cursing

every wedding car is our enemy. If we

just wait for

words, though brief, were a surprisingly comforting

to concentrate. We had taken out two of the cars, but there were