The CEO Beautiful Regret
A black SUV slammed its brakes on the gravel lane outside, its tires throwing stones against the barn door.
Heavy boots hit the porch steps.
"Break the door!" a man screamed from the yard.
I didn't think so. I squeezed Dominic’s hand once, slammed my raw heel down on the clutch, and jammed the heavy gear shift into first.
I floored the gas pedal.
The old truck leaped forward like a wild animal. The front iron bumper slammed straight into the rough pine wall of the barn.
Six-inch timber posts snapped like matchsticks. Sharp splinters and heavy wooden planks flew through the air as the truck burst out of the dark barn, airborne for a fraction of a second, before crashing hard into the shallow,