I didn’t look back.
The black limo receded down the empty road until it was just a speck, disappearing around a distant curve. The sound of its engine faded into silence, leaving me alone with the oppressive heat and the dense walls of trees pressing in from either side.
Good riddance.
My hands trembled, not with fear, but with pure, unadulterated rage. The audacity of that man. His complete and total arrogance. He truly believed I would come
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