Chapter 47
Aria kept her hands steady on the wheel, maintaining a speed of lity.
After navigating a curve, she glanced at the map.
A few kilometers ahead, there would be an intersection–the last turn she needed to make.
The light tumed red.
Aria pulled into the far–right lane and came to a stop
She flicked her eyes to the rearview mirror, a cryptic unile playing at the comin
The green light for the right turn blinked on.
Arla made no move.
s of her lips.
Homs blared behind her.
Still, the black car remained motionless.
The driver of the car directly behind her hammered the horn again and again.
Aria didn’t move.
Then, losing patience; the driver rolled down his window and yelled, “Hey! You blind or deaf up there? Move your damn car
“Fuck!” he cursed under his breath, though in the and he chose to endure
Gradually, the other divers began squeezing into neighboring lanes to get around the stalled black car, each throwing in a few curses as they passed.
Some, worried the driver might have had a medical emergency, called the police.
Others, simply furious at the obstruction, also chose to report it,
Only when the number of cars thinned out did Aria finally ease her bot onto the gas and steer into the right turn.
Suddenly, a truck barreled into her line of sight.
Aria instinctively swerved left, but another car had cut into the lane, blocking her escape.
The driver, panicking, yanked the wheel the wrong way, and the side of his vehicle scraped violently against hers.
The two cars clung together, twisted like desperate lovers, locked in an embrace they couldn’t escape.
Drivers at the light screamed in horror “Movel Get out of the way!”
The truck surged forward like an arrow released from a bow.
Boom-
A sickening crash split the air.
The black car was struck at the rear, spinning wildly through the intersection stamming into a traffic light pole, and skidding another dozen feet before finally screeching to a batt
The truck driver, meanwhile, managed to brake just in time, narrowly avoiding a more catastrophic collision.
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Chapter 47
Panting, the man exhaled a long, shaky breath, unbuckled his seatbelt, and fumbled for his earpiece. He jammed it back in place, muttering bitterly, b abust.”
A voice snapped back at him through the carpiere. “You idiot. You blew a perfect chance. It’s not easy to act at Larkridge High School*
Grinding his teeth, the man shot back, “The whole damn plan was a last minute thing if you hadn’t been so cocky, I wouldn’t have had to make a move
at alli
“Finish the job yoursell. If the higher ups come down on me, so be it.”
He tore the earpiece out, threw it aside, and stared into the rearview mirror.
The black car was turning steadily, pulling further and further away from him.
Anyone facing death would instinctively veer left.
Aria had done the same at first.
He had blocked her path on purpose.
But she was skillful. The moment the truck struck, she had thrown the wheel hard to the right and reversed at just the right moment.
She had known how to get out from the beginning–she had only pretended to be trapped against him, using him as a shield at the critical moment.
She had done it on purpose.
He thought, “Calculating, composed. No wonder Black Rose failed against her. I should never have gotten involved.
For 1.5 million dollars, he had nearly lost his life.
Hearing the approaching wall of police sirens, the man hurriedly restarted his engine and sped off.
When Aria reached her destination, she climbed out of the car and made her way toward the security booth.
Alpha’s tracking had never been wrong–Black Rose was indeed inside Larkridge High School.
Accidentally killing someone would bring a heavy punishment, enough to destroy a career
In their world, the law was simple a life for a life.
So Aria wasn’t worried about Black Rose hurting innocent students,
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