but didn't argue. "Be careful, ok

he guests, her heart pounded in her chest as she made her way to the elevator. It wasn't like sh

s, and more colder heart, than anyone could think of. They said, Dominic was dangerous, but compa

thing she needed right now was fresh air. The air inside the venue fel

ady her racing heart. The street below was quiet. The distant hum of the city's n

o her. She turned the key, and the car engine roared to it's life, and she pulled out onto the e

herself in the familiar comfort of speed. But no matter how fast she drove, she could

rror. The adrenaline still buzzed in her veins from the race, but it was now tainted with an unset

riving, the glow grew more pronounced, an unwelcome illum

void crash. But the sense of urgency gnawing at her stomach pushed her to press the accelerator ha

er gut. The headlights remained uncomfortably close, neither passing her nor falling back. Each time sh

over her. What if it was Dominic? What

t no. He wouldn't follow her li

her mind like smoke, each thought was more sinister than the last. S

the road ahead had no light but darkness. As she sped away, so did the car behind her, fol

like a phantom, appearing to rea

treaks of black and silver. She focused on the road, and t

ything but the narrow beam of her headlights. The isolation of the r

barely audible through the roar of the wind. There was no one around

t an overexcited fan, someone who wanted an autograph or a glimpse of the celebrated racer.

was w

r limits. She felt the thrill of racing mixed with the rising tid

ilhouette dark and menacing. She couldn't see the driver, just a vague outline against the night, but that only height

and made a snap decision. She had to lose them. She pushed the accelerator down harder.

el, the shadows closed in,

the headlights behind her illuminated the path like a pair of g

ickle. The road was narrowing, surrounded by towering trees that loome

ought the panic rising within her. She couldn't

t, a sharp bend that would ta

The car slid momentarily, tires screaming against the asphalt, but she