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 with them. Keira rolled down her

Ellie could talk to Keira. "Why are

replied, "What's wrong

"The brakes have failed!"

you tried engine braking with the

that for

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

silence and spoke up again, "You shouldn't follow us! We're going too fast; the car could flip at any

Instead, she asked,

out if the sports car had been tampered with.

any

"It's

Ryan interjected calmly, "We need to stop and

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

what Keira

never trusted the supernatural was starting to wonder if the South family's prophecy might

if Keira hadn't stopped him from leaving,

she intervened, it led to

inevitable. Even

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

slip with the steering wheel could mean

but he gripped the

"Help? Who's coming to rescue us? Why is this happening? Did I

"Shut up," Ryan snapped.

Ellie fell silent.

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