blending with the frantic beat of my heart. I gripped the seatb

he ignored me, his eyes loc

he muttered, more to

V was weaving through traffic, closing the gap between us. Pan

pping the wheel like a lifeline. "

didn't even k

sking me to trust a guy who just dragged me into his

on given the circumstances. "Fair point

the door as the car swerv

jerking the wheel and sending us c

he pavement. I could hear the faint pop of gunfi

at us?" I screamed,

his jaw was tight. "They're

it's wo

ng a stack of crates. He slammed his foot on the accelerator, and

small, sleek device. It looked like a remote control, but the way his finge

" I asked, my

eedom," he said, p

ee a wall of fire engulfing the street. The SUV swerved viole

I demanded, staring at t

blowing up a car was a regular T

nsion in the air thick enough to choke on. Finally, he slowed the

and the silence that f

my voice shaking. "Who are those people? And what di

m only going to say this once. Your life-your memories-they're not real. They wer

physical blow. "That's

truth is, you're part of something much big

eling. "You're lying. Why w

said simply. "And they'll d

how?" I d

ou have abilities-abilities you're not even aware of yet. That's why

spine. "Back? What d

them once. But they never stopped looking for you. And now t

in shallow gasps. None of this mad

id finally, my v

s to flinch, but instead of a weapon, he pulled out a small, rectangular devic

like me. But there was something...off. My eyes were col

I whispered, my

fore you broke free. Bef

reen. Who was this person staring back a

nt sound reached my ears-

dy tense. "They're here," he s

d. "How? You sai

" he muttered, grabbing my wris

e clinking grew louder, closer, and I realized with a sinking feeling that w

elf running, my heart pounding and my mind

ave I b

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