The black Bugatti tore down the road, a motion blur against the dark night.

The engine's roar was deafening, drowning out the faint vibration of an unanswered phone call.

Tessa's heart clenched. Her fingers dug into the seatbelt, knuckles pale. "Stephen, slow down."

Stephen's jaw tightened as he stared straight ahead. His mood was unmistakably terrible.

He didn't respond, but the car began to slow down.

The tension in Tessa's body eased, and she turned her gaze outside.

Nothing looked familiar. This wasn't the road to Grandview Garden, nor was it the way back to the Jacobson residence.

"Where are we going?"

"Grandview Garden isn't safe. You can't go back for now. I'm taking you to an estate outside the city. Stay there until I settle things," Stephen replied coldly.

"Is it far?"

follow them. The car

quickly asked, "What

"Don't worry about me."

skyline faded behind them, replaced by low houses and vast stretches of open land. Lush greenery lined the road, wild and

stops, get down

shoulder. "Where are the bodyguards? I thought

Vol

I sped up to

tightened. "Will you be in danger

could answer,

had already slowed, so this time, he

you and Mrs. Jacobson? We lost you," the bodyguard

"I'm-"

cracked through the night, the bullet lodging

frame.

black Aston Martin appeared in the rearview

dodging the next shot aimed at the tires. The

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