CHAPTER 24

OLIVIA, IT WOULD not be any good if you crash the car and we died in an accident," Laura said beside me. "Or if the cops pull us over for overspending,"

I turned to look at her. She was gripping the side of her seat tightly and her face was white. I looked at the needle on the speedometer. It was pointing at 90mph.

Okay, she is right. I eased my feet off the gas and slowed down.

"You are still driving faster than the speed limit," Laura said.

I scoffed. "Cry baby!" I sneered. I do not know where the desperate daredevil in me came from as I weaved through the traffic.

"I thought Marcus said you should stay at home because it might get dangerous," Laura said.

I scoffed again.

Like I was going to obey his instructions. He had found my son and expected me to stay at home drinking coffee while waiting for him to come.

I subconsciously pressed on the gas again. On the call, he had not said anything about the state of Jake. If he was…

I could not bring myself to finish the thought.