Love Unbreakable by Bank Brook

Chapter 499 Enjoy Your Last Thirty Minutes Lauren mulled over Raegan's question, her thoughts in disarray, feeling like her mind was under attack.

Raegan insinuated, "Do you think Katie orchestrated your rescue? The look on Lauren's face said it all.

Lauren never really knew Katie up close, but the pieces fell into place. Her savior was on Katie's payroll. Despite donning with a mask, Lauren recognized her savior as precisely the one who had slipped her drugs in that dimly lit alley.

Raegan knew her guess was spot-on. "Katie's behind this, right? She's not out to save you. She wants to hurt me while throwing you under the bus!" Lauren lost her cool. "That's ridiculous! You're just trying to confuse me!" Lauren refused to believe the truth. She never had issues with Katie. Even though Katie was once engaged to Mitchel, Katie had always been nice to her. Plus, Katie was the one who brought clients for her back when she couldn't get any near to Mitchel.

"Why do you think Katie went out of her way to save you? What's in it for her?" Raegan's voice was sharp with accusation. "Remember what those guys said? Katie's playing you as her pawn. She's got a knack for pulling strings from the shadows, never touching the dirt herself!" Lauren's face showed a flicker of doubt as she weighed Reegan's point, which held some truth.

Raegan's true motive wasn't to convince Lauren. She was just buying time. Trying to negotiate with someone as unpredictable as Lauren was a gamble. After all, Lauren had already ended two lives without a second thought.

As Lauren's attention wavered, Raegan edged toward the exit and, seizing her moment, sprinted out. She wedged a stick she'd found into the door handle, jamming it shut.

Lauren's reaction was immediate, her fists pounding against the barrier.

Raegan knew the makeshift lock was temporary. Spinning around, she noticed a black SUV by the entrance. She pulled the door open and started searching, her hands finding the keys in the glove box.

As Raegan slid the key into the ignition, she flinched at the sound of the door giving way.

Alivid Lauren was barreling toward the SUV.

With a start, Raegan noticed the car had a stick shift. It had been ages since she'd handled one. Trusting her instincts, Raegan fired up the engine, stepped on the clutch and brake, slipped it into gear, and let go of the handbrake.

the SUV jolted! Regaining her composure, Raegan realized her mistake with the pedals. With the brake

was a thunderous crash

her only barrier.

wild, red eyes fixed on a brick, and she began to hammer at

like

warning, the car's system booted

echoed inside, sending

interior. Apart from the chaos unfolding above, the

crackled to life. "Hello, how are you?" Raegan could detect the foreign lilt in

got your tongue? Or are you just frightened?" the voice prodded

skirting a straight answer. "The person trying to kill you and I are after the same target. But her way of dealing with you is too pedestrian for my taste. I've made some enhancements." Raegan pressed on, her tone unyielding, "What do you mean by that?" The voice drew out its response with unnerving calm. "Think of it as a significant upgrade.

knowing laugh. "Just a friendly heads-up. The second you leave that seat, boom. It all goes up." Raegan, rooted to her spot, yelled, "You're mad! This is murder! What you're doing is a crime!" "A crime? Interesting!" The voice treated her

experiments that I'd like to end you personally.” Her mind racing, Raegan connected the dots. "You're the one who tried to kill me five years ago, with

soon. Such brains in a pretty package." Frustration nipped at Raegan. "Katie's behind this, isn't she? "Last time, yes. She didn't ring me up this time," the voice drawled with contempt. "That is why her plan to finish you off seemed so bland." At this revelation, Raegan's mind whirled,

Raegan's presence, always a benign presence, yet all the while,

the Maxwell family? Raegan

can be dangerous." The voice oozed smugness as it continued, "Enjoy your final thirty minutes." The call ended sharply, and Raegan's

tick, her dread

whether the threat was real, Raegan hesitated to test its

a loud "thud." Lauren had shattered one of the windows, peppering Raegan with glass