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Chapter 389 The Car Saved Their Lives

The moment the other car slammed into them, Zev unbuckled his seatbelt and threw himself over Kelly, shielding her with his entire body.

"Zev!" Kelly was dizzy from the impact, her head spinning. She looked up at him, his arms tightly wrapped around her. "Your car... It's really something

Thankfully, the SUV Zev had bought her was solid. The hit was clearly intentional, yet not even the windows cracked.

"I had it custom-made with bulletproof glass," Zev muttered through clenched teeth, wincing from the pain.

He hadn't been supposed to get hurt-but when he lunged to protect Kelly, h he slammed his lower back into the steering wheel hard.

"Don't get out of the car." Kelly grabbed his arm to stop him when she saw him reaching for the door, panic rising in her chest.

Luckily, they were right in the heart of downtown. The driver couldn't flee, not with the intersection just ahead and traffic cops stationed nearby. Sirens were already wailing in the distance.

"It's okay. Don't be scared," Zev said, his voice low and expression grim as he stepped out.

He needed intel-and fast-before the cops arrived.

The driver who'd crashed into them was still sitting in his car, paralyzed with fear,

too afraid to even open the door.

Clearly not a pro. Not someone used to this kind of thing.

Zev kicked the car door hard. "Out. Now."

The man inside trembled violently, refusing to move.

Zev yanked off his tie, wrapped it around his hand, and with one well-aimed

already cracked

growled, his voice dangerously

I don't know anything." The man dropped to

to punch the

people had already gathered; phones pointed in their direction and

him down, worried they would make headlines. "There are people everywhere," she whispered, pulling him

the terrified man and threatened darkly, "I know your face now. The

but if I wanted your loved

“I—I just owed money. Some

Please, leave

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The Car Saved

his eyes. "Who

he came to me. But I-I was a little

took a picture of him." The man

and handed over his phone,

the photo.

face was familiar. He'd recognize it even if it were

was Don. Just with a

Zev had studied every video

scene and took witness statements-everyone agreed the driver had gone the wrong way and sped up just before

the vehicle with admiration. "This thing's a beast. Didn't even scratch the windows. You had it

nodded with a smile, signed a few forms,

asked her softly once they were back in

her head. Not out of fear, but out of concern for him. "You don't look good.

"Don. He was one of the mercenaries involved in my father's kidnapping. Now he

But this is Seaville. You're not even

poke a sleeping

his eyes locked on Kelly. "How does a terrorist from Oasisvale whitewash his image and build a business in Seaville? Without powerful allies here, he'd

Assad's able to operate in Seaville thanks to connections with the Lynches. And if that's true, then whoever's backing

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