Chapter 21
She scooped a sleeping Maya gently into her arms, wrapping a thick blanket around the little girl's shoulders without waking her. Slipping out through the back kitchen door, Clara hurried toward her car parked discreetly in the detached garage.
She strapped Maya safely into her booster seat, locking all the doors before turning over the ignition with trembling hands. As she backed out of the driveway, the headlights swept across a sleek black sedan parked down the dark road.
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The sedan's high beams suddenly flashed blindingly bright, cutting through the darkness and blocking her exit path. Clara slammed the gear into reverse, spinning the steering wheel hard to escape down an unpaved logging trail.
The black sedan accelerated aggressively behind her, its engine roaring like a predator closing in on its trapped prey.
