The route Aubrey was taking had given them both the creeps.
Even from here, they could see the smoke rising in thick, black columns. Fires burned in uneven patches across what used to be the Amber Society's territory.
"I…don't think we'll be able to find any clues there," Isabella muttered.
Aubrey didn't look at her.
"Well, it's our one and only lead. The last place we'd know Adrian and Lila would be… but from the looks of it—"
"AUBREY—!!"
The scream tore through the car.
Aubrey's head snapped toward the mirror just in time to see it.
A truck. Close. Too close.
Red eyes glowing through the cracked windshield.
"Shit—!"
She yanked the wheel.
The car spun sideways, tires screaming against the road before grinding to a halt.
For half a second, there was silence.
Both of them breathing hard.
Then the truck slammed into them.
