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Chapter 82

Author: Blessed assurance
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Christine’s POV

The scary scene of Lisa crashing to the ground continues to echo in my mind, a relentless loop that drowned out everything else. Confused and trembling, I stared through the windshield at her motionless body still sprawled on the ground and then looked around to see if anyone was looking but none. I didn’t mean to do it. I didn’t.

My fingers shook so violently I could barely grip the wheel, let alone think straight. I hadn’t even checked if she was breathing, I couldn’t. The thought of touching her, of confirming the worst, sent a wave of nausea through me. I wasn’t a killer. I wasn’t. My life, my empire, everything I’d worked for, it couldn’t end like this. Not because of her. Not because of Lisa.

I fumbled for my phone in the center console, my hands clumsy as the phone fell. “Damn it,” I hissed under my breath, leaning down to snatch it up as I dialed 911. Immediately, and instantly, it rang and the receiver picked.

“There’s been an accident,” I said, my words tumb
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