Chapter 78 Men On Standby

Kara We waited in the car, watching the fire spread from the second floor. I sat at the edge of the seat. Suddenly everythingthing was happening in slow motion. My hands trembled. I waited. Mira was crying silently beside me, a hand clamped over her mouth as she stared ahead just like me. My eyes locked on the entrance of the hotel, waiting. His instruction rang clear in my mind: “If you don't see us, drive.” But dammit, I knew that I won't even be able to drive off even if I wanted to. My hands were frozen on the steering wheel. As I waited, cars pulled out of the driveway. All I heard was a police siren in the distance. Help was coming, I thought. I just needed Lucien and Diego to step out of that damn building and we would be out of here in a jiffy. Just when I was about to give up and rush back inside, two figures burst out of the hotel from the side door. I sucked in a breath as they ran towards the car where I could see them clearly now. Lucien and Diego spotted our car immediate