Chapter 27

Harbor Pier was at least forty minutes away. How on earth could she make it there in twenty? But if she didn’t… That insane woman might actually go through with it! Lila couldn’t risk anything happening to Oliver. She threw one last look at Ethan’s car behind her, gritted her teeth, and yanked the steering wheel—head-on toward the pier. Her phone blared the moment she did. Ethan’s name flashing like crazy, but she didn’t dare answer. Another glance—his car wasn’t behind her anymore. Panic hit her like a wave, but she forced herself not to dwell on it. No time for second-guessing. She had one goal now: get there. The location on her screen pointed to a warehouse near the dock. Heart pounding, Lila bolted the moment she stopped the car. Only three minutes left. Her urgency made her legs feel like jelly, and not ten steps in—she fell hard, scraping against the pavement. But there was no time to waste. Gritting her teeth, she pushed herself up, ignoring the searing pain in her ankle, cold