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Being Generous

Author: Feathers
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Selena’s POV

I tucked the phone away and leaned back, forcing my attention back on the team’s conversation. But my pulse thudded against my ribs. My ears tuned into every passing noise outside. My mind kept asking the same question:

Where had he taken those pictures from? How close had he been?

Then it happened.

Bang!

The car jolted violently to the side. The screech of rubber tearing, metal groaning, and the sharp crack of something snapping echoed in my skull. The driver swore. Liana screamed.

We veered sharply across the road, nearly crashing into the sidewalk.

My shoulder slammed into the window. I caught Jenna before she hit the seat in front of her. The car skidded, then rolled to a grinding halt, sideways in the middle of a narrow lane.

Smoke rose from the hood.

“Holy shit,” Ava gasped. “What the hell just happened?”

The driver stumbled out. “Tire blew out! But not from wear—someone tampered with it.” He knelt beside the car. “There’s a puncture. A clean one.”

My phone buzzed a
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