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.

convertible, and Keira's car soon caught up

talk to Keira. "Why are you chasing

"What's wrong with

"The brakes have failed!"

tried engine braking

nodded vigorously. "I've been doing that for ages, but

the upcoming turns had

follow us! We're going

Keira didn't respond. Instead, she asked, "Why

the sports car had been tampered

nearly in tears. "Does any of that even matter right

"It's very

calmly, "We need to stop and check the car to find out what's

the truth. At this speed, we won't make it around the next turn without crashing into a

what Keira

to believe—someone who'd never trusted the supernatural was starting to wonder if the

hadn't stopped him from leaving, he would have had an accident on the

intervened, it led to this

inevitable. Even if they avoided immediate danger,

I don't believe in these things, but there's a reason behind this. So stay

slip with the steering wheel could

didn't say anything, but he

was crying, "Help? Who's coming to rescue us? Why is

"Shut up," Ryan snapped.

Ellie fell silent.

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