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.
Henry’s true intent: to incite Colin,
man in the car
locks, but I was quicker.
open, reaching for the phone.
behind, pulled the man out,
trembled, “It’s… it’s already
been dispatched to Henry.
Sit back
unreadable as he led me back to
ur car.
accustomed to such incidents, hadn’t even exited the vehicle. “Someone will handle
Colin handed me a wet
as I cleaned the blood from the back of his hand. “Henry will use the video against us…”
the
than I’d ever heard. “I won’t allow… anyone to touch you.”
could feel the fury within him. If
he calls the cops, even if he’s not your guardian, he could have you committed.” My voice
Let’s run.
think about was to flee with him,
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we’ve run before, but we can’t escape,” Colin’s grip tightened as he spoke words that
just kill them?”
torment him. And that past, it must have been something we shared.
before. Had we fled
to run?” I asked nervously, knowing Colin wouldn’t deceive me.
of Sea City for years. Running… was always our most foolish option,” he dodged
it was a
reasons behind it, perhaps even my ‘death,‘ might
must have tried, resisted,
T
voice was a low
heart clenched at his
glanced at Eric, who nodded in
happens, don’t worry about me,” Colin’s hands cradled my face. “Whatever I do, I have a
quickened, aware of the storm ahead, yet Colin’s assurance brought a
took you from me. I’ll find them, I promise,”
realized then, throughout my years of lost memory, Colin had been fighting this battle alone.
hands, my voice hoarse. “Colin, you’re not alone anymore.
my full memory.
heart and instincts told me to believe in Colin’s innocence. We were fighting against the injustices
win.
body shook more violently, a rare vulnerability
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