ulevard was

ected off the hood, creating a dizzying kaleidoscope of color. The bass from Sof

stumbling with yard-long marga

he driver's seat, obli

k Cadillac Escalades swerved fro

akes. The seatbelt dug

d. She laid on the horn

UVs. They were identical, polished to a mirror

halt at a red light

of the middle SUV

he expected to see a cele

, she s

uit, sharp and tailored, with no tie. His collar w

light of the screen. He seemed completely detached from the chao

turned

. He didn't look at Sofi

ed directly o

rk. Pitch bl

d at her with a clinical, predatory indifference. He wasn't looking at

He didn't frown.

pite the metal door betw

s still

ht turn

until the car began to move. Then, the windo

g through traffic with a pr

hadn't realized she was hold

Elodie asked.

nto the lane. Probably some Ra

nd

die's mind. A file on her father's

taillights disappear

he rubbed her arms, trying to scrub away t