Sweet Lies and Silent Vows by A.C. Winter

Author:A.C. Winter [Winter, A.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-12-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Feeling a mixture of relief and fury when Jax finally answered his phone was almost too overwhelming. First I felt like I wanted to scream at him for not being there when I needed him. He was supposed to protect me and keep me safe. I knew the risks and expected something like this would happen but I still hoped that it wouldn’t and I’d be okay. I was outraged, furious to the point I wanted to kill him for leaving me alone.

Rage fueled by my fear was boiling inside me, but as soon as I heard his voice, that anger melted away. Hope surged through my body, hammering my heart to a different beat. If I wasn’t currently being chased by murderous psychos and the cops, I might have been jumping for joy.

The end of the bridge was approaching faster than I would have liked. I gasped, weaving through the other cars, avoiding getting hit by the bullets as they whizzed by. One glance out of the windshield revealed the end of the line for me. The police had set up a barricade and I could hear them shouting orders through a megaphone for me to stop; but the only thing I could hear was Jax’s voice commanding me even louder.

“Are you insane?”

“Do it now, Katy! You’ve got to trust me. Now!”

“Shit, shit, shit.” I screamed, rotating the wheel hard right and driving nose first into the railing of the bridge. Metal on metal screeched and groaned as the barrier gave out from the shear force of the car leaping into the void. The airbags finally inflated, the car nose dipped and then we were in free fall.

The horror that stared back at me was beyond my ability to withhold the strangled wail that tore from my throat. Dark waters waited below to welcome us to its cold embrace. I might as well have been staring at the open mouth of a monster. The sight of it had fear washing over me, turning my blood into ice and stopping my heart altogether. It was a precursor to what was to come. The surface broke, splitting and splashing the water around the vehicle, swallowing us in a whirlpool to the depths.

The cockpit filled with freezing cold water, surging up my legs and chilling me to the core. I had to fight hard not to let the panic take over me, as I crawled to the backseat, grabbed the hold of unconscious Petras and attempted to pull him out of the car before we sank completely. He was heavy, limp and unmovable and I was unsure if he was even still alive. I didn’t have time to check. Unfortunately I was unsuccessful and the water rushed in within seconds, taking us in its icy hold.

Forcefully I drew in a harsh breath just as my head dipped under the surface. My skin tingled and burned, every muscle in my body convulsed and my head started to throb, fighting the shock. Petras’ body floated weightlessly and I was finally able to tug him out of the cabin.

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