Love Unspoken

Quinn stared at Walter, stunned. "Are you going to kill him?" she asked with difficulty.

Walter, calm as ever, replied, "There's no point in fighting him anymore. If we pull this off, I'll get you out of Amber Bay. No one will threaten you again. You can go wherever you want." Quinn pressed, "What if we fail?"ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Walter just smiled, not answering.

Quinn waited, but he stayed silent. She had no clue what his plan was or if he had a backup.

Was he prepared for failure, or was he ready to burn his bridges?

She glanced in the rearview mirror. The road was too rough to see the car behind, but she knew Alexander was back there.

Her palms were sweaty and her fingers clenched tightly.

She'd tried to convince Walter to give up, but he was set on his course. No matter what she said, he remained unmoved.

Kyle, gripping his seatbelt, nervously glanced at Alexander in the driver's seat. "Mr. Kennedy, something feels off. Watch out for traps."

Alexander had taken over driving because he thought Kyle was too slow. Now, Kyle felt they were going too fast.

Alexander, serious, focused on the road, ignoring Kyle.

Kyle wiped sweat from his forehead, gripping his seatbelt tighter. Alexander was driving like a maniac.

He had no idea how long they had been driving. The sun was setting, and the mountain road was winding and steep. The mountain blocked the sunset, making the road dim, while the sky blazed red. Kyle recognized the road. "Mr. Kennedy, I think we've been here before."

This was where Walter had kidnapped Quinn the second time and where Quinn and Alexander survived by jumping off a cliff into the river below.

This wasn't the way out of Amber Bay.

Kyle asked again, "Mr. Kennedy, Walter must have a plan. Shouldn't we be more careful?"

"Shut up!" Alexander snapped.

Kyle shrank back, silent.

Half an hour later, halfway up the mountain, Alexander slammed on the brakes, nearly throwing Kyle out of the car.

Kyle saw a black car blocking the road. It was Walter's.

"They're nearby," Kyle started, but Alexander was already out of the car.

The wind was strong, blowing the knee-high withered grass. Kyle asked, "Mr. Kennedy, should we go in and look?" Alexander's eyes flickered as he stared ahead.

Sean and his men arrived, standing behind Alexander.

Before they could speak, Alexander walked in.

Kyle glanced at Sean, signaling him to protect Alexander.

Walter's car here meant an ambush, but Alexander walked in anyway.