Chapter 159

Harper

The engine roared back to life.

The sound was too loud in the stillness, ripping through the quiet like we’d thrown a stone at a sleeping animal. The dashboard lit up in a soft glow, warning lights blinking awake. For half a second, nothing happened outside.

Then Declan moved.

“Now,” he said—sharp, final.

He didn’t ease into it. He slammed the car into reverse, tires spitting gravel as we l