"We did all that information gathering… just to show up late," Kai chuckled dryly, his voice tinged with both amusement and irritation as they blitzed across an empty street. The neon lights of the city centre were already behind them, fading into a blur in the rearview mirror.
Now, ahead of them, the distant coastline shimmered like a silver ribbon beneath the rising moonlight. Sven's hands gripped the wheel with ease, eyes sharp and focused as he pushed the sleek car to its absolute limit, engine roaring like a beast let off its leash.
They were moving like a bullet.
Isaac, slumped in the backseat, looked like he'd just run a marathon underwater. Sweat soaked through his shirt, his breathing shallow and uneven. His eyes were glazed over, barely able to keep up with the world streaking by outside.
