Chapter 282
The air felt heavy with tension, a prelude to trouble on the horizon.
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“Get in the car,” Eric called out, his arrival marking the time for us to leave.
Carl, the overseer of our grim procession to the funeral, couldn’t resist a jab before we departed. “Foebe, as I recall, a touch from your back in school was cheaper than a diner burger. What’s your price now?”
My grip tightened around Colin’s hand. Henry likely sent this man to provoke us, knowing full well the media vultures were circling.
“Take the lead,” Colin instructed with an indifferent tone, motioning Eric to drive ahead.
Carl’s car trailed us closely.
Eric maneuvered the car with haste, prompting Carl to keep up the chase.
“Take the back roads,” Colin ordered, his voice low and steady.
I knew what Colin was plotting and wanted to intervene, but the icy resolve in his eyes deterred me.
“Brake now.”
Colin’s command was perfectly timed, and Eric slammed the brakes.
Carl, caught off guard, swerved desperately, his car crashing against the guardrail.
Secluded under an overpass, with no cameras or followers in sight, we were alone.
Colin glanced at me before covering my eyes with his hand. “Don’t look. Count to one hundred.”
My hands clenched nervously.
Colin stepped out of the car, heading towards the wreckage.
Carl, sitting shotgun, was bloodied from the impact.
With brute strength, Colin wrenched open the twisted car door and dragged Carl out.
Initially, Carl managed a bloodied smirk. “An idiot and a slut… a perfect match.”
But his smile quickly faded as he encountered a side of Colin he’d never seen before.
“Mmph!” Colin knew just where to strike to silence him, hitting Carl’s throat before pummeling his face with ruthless punches.
Finally, he stomped on the wrist that had dared to touch me.
Panic set in, and I hurried of the car. Just as I feared… Carl’s cohort was secretly recording everything.
Colin, capture his violent outburst,
ran to intervene, eyeing the man in the car with a cold
with the locks, but I
open, reaching
out, and pinned him down. “Hand
trembled, “It’s… it’s already
had been
Sit back
darkened, his expression unreadable as he led me
ur car.
such incidents, hadn’t even exited the vehicle. “Someone
handed me a wet wipe/“Phoebe…
fingers trembled as I cleaned the blood from the back of his hand. “Henry will use the video against
the subject.
colder than I’d ever heard. “I won’t allow…
him. If I hadn’t
have you committed.” My voice shook as I spoke. “Let’s not go… skip the funeral. I’ll take
Let’s run.
with him, to get
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can’t escape,” Colin’s grip tightened as he spoke words that
can’t we just kill them?” His voice began to shake, too.
to torment him. And that past, it must have been
we
run?” I asked nervously, knowing Colin wouldn’t
shadows of Sea City for years. Running… was always our most foolish option,” he dodged my question.
was a chapter of agony and darkness.
perhaps even my ‘death,‘ might
must have tried, resisted, but to
T
of fleeing, let’s change the game,” Colin’s voice was a low growl, his
heart clenched at his
Eric, who nodded in
hands cradled my
ahead, yet Colin’s
away. Nor will the one who took you from me. I’ll find them, I promise,” Colin’s voice
then, throughout my years of lost memory, Colin had been
voice hoarse. “Colin, you’re not alone
without my full
innocence. We were fighting against
win.
a rare vulnerability shown only
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