Ellie was in shock.

She glanced over at Ryan again.

Ryan had seen the scene, too, but his brow was still furrowed, tight with concern.

There was no denying it; they both knew that even if Keira charged ahead, she wouldn't catch up. And even if she did... what could she possibly do?

He slammed on the brakes, desperate to get them to respond.

But nothing happened!

Taking a deep breath, Ryan focused on the road ahead.

At this speed, the sports car could easily top three hundred miles per hour—totally unsafe for this kind of terrain!

A single bump could send the car airborne or roll it over!

Especially since...

Just up ahead, there were several sharp turns.

At this speed, they had no chance of making it around the corners!

He inhaled sharply; pulling the handbrake wouldn't do any good. Just then, he heard Ellie shout, "She's catching up!"

Ryan blinked and glanced in the rearview mirror.

To his shock, the SUV was indeed gaining on them, closing the distance rapidly...

At this speed...

Ryan frowned.

soon caught up

Ellie could talk to

wrong

"The brakes have failed!"

engine braking

nodded vigorously. "I've been doing that for

ahead and saw the road was clear, but the upcoming turns had guardrails on both

again, "You shouldn't follow us! We're

she asked, "Why

out if the sports car had

nearly in tears. "Does any of that

"It's

need to stop and check the car to find

Olsen, you might never know the truth. At this speed, we won't make it around the next turn without crashing into a building,

he understood what Keira was

was starting to wonder if the

from leaving, he would have had

since she intervened, it led to

a curse—death was inevitable. Even if they avoided immediate danger,

these things, but there's a reason behind this. So stay calm, grip

with the steering wheel could mean

didn't say anything, but he gripped the wheel

Who's coming to rescue us? Why

"Shut up," Ryan snapped.

Ellie fell silent.

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