After a long silence, Vicky asked, “Is it safe for me to head back to the dorm?”

“No. You won’t even make it past the dorm’s gate,” Tyler said calmly.

Vicky’s breath caught in her throat. “Um… What if I go to the airport and fly to another city now?”

Tyler glanced at the time. “You woke up a little too late, so that’s probably not an option either.”

“Late? What does that mean?”

“Later than Jonathan.”

“How would you know?”

Tyler shot her an odd look as though he was wondering why she would ask such a foolish question. “The extraction of the bullet is a standard procedure. It’s not that hard to figure out how long it takes.”

Vicky felt belittled, and as she looked outside the window, realization dawned on her. “Did you injure them badly…to buy me time?”

wanted to help her, there was no reason for him to go as far as injuring the three severely

wheel, his gaze straight ahead and his voice calm. “I’d cross them as soon as I got involved. If that’s the case, the degree of their injuries won’t

look at the man

the fading streetlights, and

Screech!

by a sharp and piercing screech, the car

row of black cars without license plates coming from

no signs of slowing down as

and her heart skipped a

thought they were doomed, Tyler’s car emitted a rumble, and smoke started oozing

tires rubbed against the ground, emitting

at the speed of lightning. Had she not fastened her seatbelt, she could have

behind picked up the pace and

had always been considered a qualified

thought that car racing looked thrilling in movies and realized at this moment that

felt nauseated from all the shaking and

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