Chapter 263
Audrey
My heart pounded against the inside of my chest as Edwin expertly maneuvered the car through the winding road. But try as we might to keep pace, the white van ahead wove through the trees with even more practiced precision, the driver clearl knowing every twist and turn like the back of his hand. Unlike us.
We had been on the van’s tail for miles now, Edwin’s eyes never once leaving the road. His knuckles were around the steering wheel, his focus entirely zeroed in on not letting that van out of our sight. It wasn’t easy.
white as sheets
I braced myself against the dashboard as we hit another rough patch of road, the car jolting violently. “I need to try to get into the driver’s mind,” I said, shutting my eyes and narrowing my focus. It was the only way; I had to compel him to stop, somehow.
“Can you even reach him from here?” Peter asked, gripping the back of my seat.
“I don’t know,” I muttered, “but I have to try.”
Edwin grunted as he hit the gas even harder. “I’ll get you closer.
Closing my eyes, I focused all of my silver energy on the man behind the steering wheel. Just as Sophia had said, the driver‘ mind was like a fortress, clearly trained specifically to keep me out.
But he was also afraid, and I knew one thing for certain: fear creates cracks. And I could feel them–small fractures in his mental defenses. I pressed harder, searching for an opening, for the weakness that would let me slip through, even if only for a moment.
“Come on,” I whispered, squeezing my eyes shut tighter. “Just stop the
A cold sweat broke out across my skin as I pushed further. needed to push a little harder, and then-
an.”
his mind. His barriers started to crumble, little by little. I just
Suddenly, the van’s brake lights flared red, and it screeched to a stop in a cloud of dust and debris. The tires skidded over the loose dirt, kicking up a storm of gravel behind it, but it came to a safe stop at the edge of the road.
je
relief flooding through me as Edwin hit the brakes. He brought our car to a grinding halt just
was out of the car. He sprinted toward the van, hands clenched, ready to fight. Edwin was quick to follow, and I wasn’t far behind. I
the back doors open, where Betty was held, while
But then Peter froze.
empty!” he cried out, kicking the tail light so hard it
from the driver’s the moment I realized that Peter was right. There was nothing. No Betty. Not even a sign that she
I breathed, my pulse quickening as I raced around to where Edwin was currently hauling the driver out by his shirt collar. “We saw thern load Betty into the
the driver against the side of the van, the man’s head bouncing off the metal with a
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clenched his mouth shut and
it was like slamming into a brick wall. His resistance was even stronger than before. I shouldn’t have let go the
pulling back with a gasp. If I went too hard, I’d drain the last of my abilities–and I couldn’t waste them on
back his fist, aiming directly for the man’s
his arm and
hesitated, then sighed and lowered his fist. He knew I was right; it was too close to his days as a boxer. Too much like the boy who had shattered his opponent’s eye socket. He’d regret
not that person,” he muttered, his eyes blazing as he rolled up his sleeves, “but I’ll gladly be that
either of us could stop him, Peter’s fist flew and connected with the
Hard.
air, and blood sprayed across Peter’s hand as the driver’s nose broke
voice caught somewhere between outrage and exasperation, but I couldn’t help the wry smile that was tugging at the corner of my
to the ground up against the side of
me like that. He’s still conscious, isn’t he?
Peter hissed. He wiped his bloody hand on the driver’s shirt, glancing up at us with a shrug. “Don’t means he can
he said, his voice low and dangerous “Unless you want me to let my brother have his way with you, And
pocket with trembling hands. A moment later, he pulled out a folded
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