Novel & Cerita The Road To Nowhere Leads To Me

Without a moment’s hesitation, Sean bought a plane ticket and flew straight to Alaska in the Sunland. The past few days without Eve had nearly driven him insane. He had searched everywhere for her, sending every available subordinate to scour the world, yet in the end, it was all for nothing. Eve had vanished as if she had been erased from the world entirely. Not only was there no trace of her, but everything in the Baker residence connected to her had also disappeared.

But I had underestimated how thick-skinned he was. One afternoon, a few days later, I went to a prenatal appointment alone. After I left the hospital and had just reached the parking lot, a figure suddenly ran out from behind a pillar and blocked my way. It was Shawn. In just a few short days, he had become so worn out that he was almost unrecognizable. "Nina!" He called out to me in a hoarse voice and tried to grab my arm. I quickly took a few steps backward and avoided his touch. I frowned as I said, "Shawn, what do you want? Move."

Shit! I take a sharp turn to my left and join the traffic up ahead. I take a few other turns before completely taking another route out if the city. A sigh of relief leaves my breath when I see that I am no longer being followed. I do not know where I am driving to, but I sure as hell will not stop. The next two hours are spent driving down to the middle of nowhere. “Oh no, please not now,” I mutter as Johnathan’s car begins to slow down. I am out of gas.

Dale is still driving, his expression unreadable, hands steady on the wheel. “Where are we?” My voice is weak, barely above a whisper. “Almost there,” he mutters, eyes locked on the road ahead. Almost where? I try to focus, try to gather my thoughts, but it’s like holding onto smoke. My body feels like it’s shutting down while my mind is still sprinting, wild and erratic. I blink slowly, my head dipping forward again, and when I force my eyes open, we’re turning down a narrow, unpaved road. Trees loom on either side, thick and dark, swallowing the car as we move deeper into nowhere.

[Aldo] We come to a stop at the start of a dirt driveway. The air is thick with dust, and the silence feels suffocating, like we’ve entered a dead zone where nothing exists beyond the headlights. We're in the middle of nowhere, far from civilization, off of the highway and down a farming lane that seems to stretch endlessly in the dark. We’ve been crawling along for what feels like hours, scanning every twist and turn, looking for the path that supposedly leads to this warehouse.

I couldn’t. I had no idea how much time passed before I finally saw it—the faint glow of streetlights in the distance. My breath hitched, hope surging through me. A road. I pushed forward, my body running on nothing but desperation. The moment I reached the cracked asphalt, I doubled over, gasping for air. But the road was deserted. No cars. No people. Nothing. I let out a strangled sob, my hands gripping my knees as I forced myself to think.

Next thing I know, I’m blacking out…and now I’m here, dumped in the middle of nowhere. I push myself to stand, half expecting my legs to give out, but surprisingly, they hold up just fine. I glance around, trying to make sense of the emptiness. It’s just a long-ass road stretching into the dark, not a single soul in sight. Did something happen while I was out? Did someone drag me here?

“Empires fall, Mr. Han. Sometimes quietly, sometimes in pieces. And sometimes… they’re rebuilt by hands no one expects.” He studied me like I was speaking another language. “You sound like a man with plans.” I didn’t answer. Instead, I dropped enough cash on the table to cover both our coffees. “Good to see you again,” I said, standing. “Enjoy your espresso. You’ll need the energy.” When I walked out, I didn’t look back. The driver, an older man with kind eyes and a habit of humming old jazz tunes, opened the door of my Bugatti.

The man’s silence scares me, and I just don’t want to irk him any further. Hattos is watching me as if I’m dead meat. Is that pity I even see in his eyes? Tsk! He thinks he has been able to hide it well, but I already know what he’s thinking. I guess tonight is going to be longer than I think. The drive is becoming too strange for my liking. Why does this road seem so unfamiliar? We are supposed to be going the opposite direction, but… This road leads to the heart of Jet City. Dome Estates?

From the side mirror, I saw several police cars following us while Atlas struggled to keep his eyes on the road and me. “The brakes, Atlas…” My breath caught in my throat as my brain stopped working. “It’s not… it’s not working!” Atlas’ face paled almost immediately and for a brief moment, I overtook him. My eyes widened as I noticed the roads were not familiar. How…. How had I gotten there? Where was this cemetery even located? The roads weren’t even tarred. My heart sank as I realized Lovie brought me into the middle of nowhere and I froze as I noticed we were approaching a cliff.