Panic consumed me, but beneath it burned something darker—a seething, unrelenting hatred.
Monsters. My dad and his mistress, Eden, were nothing but monsters.
I thought that by avoiding the highway, my mom and I could finally escape this nightmare. But I never imagined Eden had been tailing us the entire time.
She must have seen us pull into the repair shop. She must have realized we’d discovered the sabotage to our car. That had to be why she resorted to something this desperate—this insane.
I wanted nothing more than to grab a knife and slash those two shameless bastards to pieces. But right now, my priority was my mom.
As I sat there, drowning in fear and rage, my mom’s phone suddenly rang.
I glanced at the caller ID—"Brother."
I froze. Then, with trembling fingers, I answered.
Before the person on the other end could speak, I choked back my sobs and blurted out, “Uncle, my mom was in a car accident! She’s being rushed to the hospital!”
A deep, urgent voice came through. “Elle? What happened? Your mom called me this morning—she said she’d be in Volkten this afternoon. How the hell did she end up in a car accident?”
Tears still streamed down my face as I quickly explained everything.