Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 516

The car didn't slow down for even a second. If Eli hadn't reacted in a split second and shoved Clara out of the way, they both would've been hit head-on.

The two cars smashed together with a sickening crash, smoke pouring out from under the hoods.

Eli was furious. He stormed toward the wreck, ready to pick a fight, but Clara grabbed his arm to stop him.

He shook her off, his voice sharp. "Since when did you get so chill?"

But Clara just pointed in Eden's direction.

Eden was still stuck in her car. She'd been speeding, and now the door was so mangled she couldn't even open it. Smoke started to fill the inside. All her earlier bravado disappeared her eyes went wide, rimmed red with panic. Blood was running down her forehead where she'd slammed into the windshield.

She pounded at the window, but she was too weak, and the glass didn't even budge.

Eli spat on the ground and let out a cold laugh. "Serves her right. Karma's a bitch. Let's get out of here she can burn for all I care. That car's gonna blow any second."

He looked at Clara, who was heading toward her own car, and couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"Don't tell me you're actually thinking about saving her?"

Clara just glanced at the wreck, her tone regretful. "I just hope insurance covers this. That car wasn't cheap."

Eli rolled his eyes and grabbed her wrist, pulling her toward the curb. "Come on. Just let the insurance deal with it."

and once they got into a cab

Eden watched Clara disappear through the smoke. Suddenly, the smell of burning plastic filled the air-the car had caught fire.

somebody help

seen the crash and rushed over. Both cars were a mess, twisted together. It took a group of strangers

her arms and legs were badly burned.

think, even in the haze of agony, was

to make Clara

got the call from the hospital, he thought he'd misheard-Eden, burned in a car

overseas meeting and had Aiden

took two hours before Eden woke up. The moment she saw Dylan

broke

hands and legs. She'll need skin grafts, but even with surgery, you should prepare yourselves-the scars won't

and bloodshot. She

hear what Clara did to me? She crashed into me,

face darkened. He turned to Aiden. "Find out what

call, and within

about some details, but Clara

couldn't even lift her hand to wipe her tears.

after, the rest of the

the whole room

her grandfather, Eden's