My Forbidden Brother
ADRIAN
The engine of the sedan screamed as I pushed it past ninety on the rain-slicked asphalt of the Expressway. My knuckles were white, fused to the steering wheel, my eyes locked onto the distant, crimson glow of taillights.
I was driving like a man possessed, weaving through late-night traffic with a reckless disregard for the laws I had spent six months meticulously following. The "Ghost" was gone, replaced by a raw, primal desperation.
"Don't be late," I hissed, the words a jagged prayer against the windshield. "Not tonight. Please, not tonight."
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