Chapter 205 This Time, I Will Let You Off

Dark clouds loomed overhead as thunder rumbled in the distance. Damian gripped the wheel of the black SUV, the vehicle hurtling along the winding mountain road. Whitney sat rigidly beside him, her hands and feet still bound, her pale face betraying the fear and unease swirling within her. The seatbelt pressed her firmly against the seat, a cruel irony considering it was meant to protect her. "Damian, turn yourself in," she urged, her trembling voice echoing in the car. "You can still start over." "Start over?" Damian's lips curled into a mocking smirk. "What you really mean is that you want me dead." He knew all too well that the crimes he had committed were unforgivable. There was no "starting over" for him. "Do you want to live your life constantly on the run, hiding in the shadows?" "And whose fault is that?" he snapped, his tone laced with fury. His bloodshot eyes darted toward her, brimming with hostility. "I could have forced Noel to hand over the evidence, but you had to