SLOANE

My heart rate spiked.

Eyes widened, I ran the news through my head more than thrice before I scrambled to grab my phone from where it fell.

“Increase the speed. Get us out of here fast, Jace!” I urged him to hurry, my voice desperate. As I leaned back in my seat, I scrutinized my phone to make sure there wasn’t a crack.

“Alright, ma’am.” He said, heeding to my command.

I pretended not to see him as he sneaks peeks at me through the rear view mirror. It was evident he ...