utside was muffled to a dull hum, leaving only the rapi
et clothes seeped into the premium leath
zed interior. He kept his mouth shut. He reached into the center console and p
njured hand and took the blanket. The blood on
d up a notch. A surgeon who didn't care about a
ice has issued a severe flood warning. The hur
ter. He pressed the accelerator, trying to beat
Her voice was low, cutting through
do that, we'll add two hours to
een. "Three miles ahead, the elevation drops. The drainage
idiculous. The weather service
surgeon at the estate ASAP. He wasn't going to risk
d the cashmere blanket tighter aroun
ead of them flared red. Traffic ground to a halt. A
The wind howled, carrying the panicked shouts of drivers ahead. T
k at the girl in the passenger seat. She hadn't moved. Her eyes wer
ard, jumping the curb and crossing the double ye
roar erupted behind them. A wall of mud and debris slammed down
heel. He swallowed hard, his belief
phone. She flipped it open, her thumb moving rapidly over the keypad. She wasn't mak
en returned to normal, now showing their route on a blank gray backgroun
usted billboard, torn from its moorings, spun through the air. It slamm
entire metal structure folded in on itself, crushing everythiaying zero signal bars. He murmured, "Didn't that man come to pick me up
uetooth earpiece. "Mr. Barron," he said, his voice trembling
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