replayed in my mind:

f that the threat wasn't as real as it felt. But the weight of th

black SUV tailing us. At first, it seemed like just another car, blending into

following us," he murmured, t

mpse of the driver, but the darkness obscured any de

it b

James, sent a chill down m

mumbled, trying to calm myself,

volving the cops could slow us down and complicate things. But the

e seat next to me, its very pre

her again; still nothing. My

ith every mile drawing me c

I whispered, dread ti

s cold and unyielding. "The license plate," I mu

em. I grabbed the only paper accessible, the e

his expression hardening. He nodded grimly, se

ed around us, and the city faded into streaks of light. Every near-miss on th

o keep the memories at bay, but my mind betray

ver of night. Her fingers wrapped around mine, firm, desperate. We drove for hours

ng myself back into the present as Domin

rroring every move. The feeling was too familiar. The fear in my mothe

ror to mirror, her grip tightening on the wheel, fixed firmly on the road. Fear swallowed me w

voice was sharp, pulling me out of the me

rther behind, blending i

ver me, but it

even though the tension

he mirror, noticing my pale face.

whispered, "Dom... Just get me to M

athe. I gasped for air as everything became fuzzy aroun

noticed my distress. "Izalea?

stay w

accelerated, racing t

constriction in my chest, and Domini