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043 - The Car That Felt Like a Cage

Penulis: Billie Patsy
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-30 22:39:28

SCARLETT

The car sped through the city streets, and every passing building made my heart beat faster.

I kept turning to Ryder, voice rising with panic.

“Where are you taking me? Ryder, answer me!”

He didn’t reply.

His jaw was tight, hands gripping the steering wheel as he drove away from the hospital. My phone wouldn’t stop ringing. Ethan’s name flashed on the screen again and again, each ring cutting through the silence like a warning.

I reached for it.

Ryder was faster.

He snatched th
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