Ethan had never in his life driven the way Nico drove through the last mile of the estate's private road, tires skidding on wet pavement, headlights cutting through smoke that shouldn't have been visible from this far out, the distant crack of gunfire growing louder with every second that passed.He had spent most of the drive from Sorensen's apartment in a kind of numb, focused silence, his mind refusing to fully process what they'd found in that back bedroom, his body running entirely on adrenaline and fear for a woman who was, at that exact moment, somewhere he couldn't see or protect. He kept his phone gripped in one hand, screen dark since the call had dropped, willing it to light up again with her name, and when it didn't, he made himself stop staring at it and focus on the road instead, because staring at a silent phone wasn't going to get them there any faster."Stay in the car when we arrive," Nico said, voice tight with focus, weapon already drawn and resting acros
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