Rachael’s hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly that her knuckles were turning white. The traffic lights blurred in the distance, but her vision wasn’t focused on them. It wasn’t focused on anything but the overwhelming storm swirling in her head.
The confrontation with Victor played on a loop, every word, every infuriating smirk etched into her mind like a wound that wouldn’t heal.
She clenched her jaw. Her chest felt heavy, and she could feel the tears welling up behind her eyes, threatening to spill over.
“He has no right. No right at all!”
Her thoughts screamed, clashing with the rhythmic hum of the engine as she sped down the road. She didn’t even know where she was going, just that she needed to drive.
Needed to get away from the suffocating weight of Victor’s presence, h
