Chapter 9 - THE SHADOW ON THE HIGHWAY
Three days later, Maya drove along the scenic coastal route toward Julian’s private estate in the Hamptons.
The afternoon sun gleamed off the Atlantic Ocean, casting brilliant golden light across the winding asphalt highway.
Suddenly, a heavy black pickup truck with blacked-out windows accelerated behind her, tailgating her sedan dangerously close.
Maya glanced in her rearview mirror, her heart pounding as the truck aggressively bumped her rear bumper.
She pressed down on the gas pedal, but as she approached a sharp turn overlooking the rocky cliffs, her brakes completely failed.
"Oh no, no, no!" Maya cried out in terror, pumping the brake pedal repeatedly to no avail.
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The black truck slammed into her passenger side, forcing her car off the asphalt toward the wooden guardrail.
With a deafening crash, Maya's vehicle smashed through the barrier, plunging down the steep embankment toward the jagged rocks below.
