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.

to incite Colin,

man in the car

fumbled with the locks, but I was

open, reaching for the phone.

me from behind, pulled the man out, and pinned him down. “Hand

voice trembled, “It’s…

video had been dispatched to

Sit back

expression unreadable as he led me back to

ur car.

to such incidents, hadn’t even exited the vehicle. “Someone will handle this,

a word, Colin handed me a wet wipe/“Phoebe…

blood from the back of his hand. “Henry will use

changed the subject. “Phoebe…”

I’d ever heard. “I won’t allow… anyone to touch you.”

him. If

your guardian, he could have you committed.” My voice shook as I spoke. “Let’s not go… skip the funeral.

Let’s run.

to flee with

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tightened as he spoke words that

vile… why can’t we just kill them?” His voice

past, it

before. Had we

did we… try to run?” I asked nervously, knowing Colin wouldn’t deceive me.

in the shadows of Sea City for years. Running… was always our

realized then, it was a chapter of agony

my ‘death,‘

must have tried, resisted,

T

the game,” Colin’s voice was a

heart clenched at his words. “Change

who nodded

cradled my face. “Whatever I do, I have a

aware of the storm ahead, yet

the one who took you from

memory, Colin had been fighting

grasped his hands, my voice hoarse. “Colin, you’re not alone anymore.

without my

in Colin’s innocence. We were fighting

win.

body shook more violently, a rare vulnerability shown only to

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