chapter 226

Harper

The car began to move a few minutes later.

At first, it was slow. Gravel crunching beneath the tires. Then smoother pavement. The steady hum of the engine settled into a rhythm that made my stomach tighten with every passing second.

I sat stiffly, blindfold still tight around my head, hands clenched in my lap. I could feel him beside me—the masked man. Close enough that the heat from his bo