Chapter 68

REESE

The blaring horn snapped me back to reality, and I swerved just in time, slamming the brakes, my heart pounding like the galloping of a thousand horses against my chest as the headlights blurred my vision for a moment.

The tires screeched as the car veered off the road and straight into a ditch. The impact jolted through my body, but I was too stunned to move, too lost in the whirlwind of thoughts that kept clouding my mind.

I cursed under my breath, gripping the steering wheel tightly. I couldn’t afford to lose focus like that, not when so much was at stake.

I took a few deep breaths to calm my racing heart. That was too close!

But it was a wake-up call. I needed to keep my head straight, even with everything going on with Valeria. I couldn’t let my emotions cloud my judgment, especially not now.

"Fuck! That was close!" I muttered under my breath, gripping the steering wheel so tightly that my knuckles turned white.

Valeria.....

The woman who had turned my life upside down, who