Chapter 152 Hot Take

***Hazel***

Inside of the SUV feels too small. Too hot.

Red and blue lights flash across the windows in violent bursts. The distant sound of sirens echoes through the streets while smoke curls upward into the night sky several blocks ahead, thick enough that I can still smell it even with the windows rolled up. Burning metal and ash fills my nose.

Gideon and Max stand near the yellow police tape a