As Raegan slid the key into the ignition, she flinched at the sound of the door giving way.
A livid Lauren was barreling toward the SUV.
With a start, Raegan noticed the car had a stick shift. It had been ages since she’d handled one. Trusting her instincts, Raegan fired up the engine, stepped on the clutch and brake, slipped it into gear, and let go of the handbrake.
But the SUV jolted!
Regaining her composure, Raegan realized her mistake with the pedals.
With the brake released, she finally got the car rolling smoothly.
Suddenly, there was a thunderous crash from above!
Lauren, thwarted by the locked doors, had scrambled up to the roof rack and was now atop the SUV. The sunroof was her only barrier.
Raegan barely had a moment of relief before Lauren’s wild, red eyes fixed on a brick, and she began to hammer at the sunroof.
At that instant, Lauren seemed like a creature from a nightmare.
Then, without warning, the car’s system booted up.
Just then, chilling laughter echoed inside, sending shivers down Raegan’s spine.
Raegan scanned the interior. Apart from the chaos unfolding above, the car was empty.
The car’s speakers crackled to life. “Hello, how are you?”
Raegan could detect the foreign lilt in the distorted voice.
“Cat got your tongue? Or are you just frightened?” the voice prodded her.
With composed intensity, Raegan asked, “Who’s this? Who’s behind this?”
The reply came with a mirthless chuckle, skirting a straight answer.
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“The person trying to kill you and I are after the same target. But her way of dealing with you is too pedestrian for my taste. I’ve made some enhancements.”
Raegan pressed on, her tone unyielding, “What do you mean by that?”
The voice drew out its response with unnerving calm. “Think of it as a significant upgrade. There’s enough firepower in this vehicle to turn a skyscraper to dust.”
A surge of panic raced through Raegan. Her gut screamed at her to bring the car to a halt.
The voice in the speakers gave a knowing laugh. “Just a friendly heads-up. The second you leave that seat, boom. It all goes up.”
Raegan, rooted to her spot, yelled, “You’re mad! This is murder! What you’re doing is a crime!”