The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 884

A suffocating wave of regret, agony, and pure terror crashed over me. I lunged forward, grabbing the handbrake on the center console in a desperate bid to force an emergency stop.

It was completely useless.

The car was a runaway missile, careening recklessly down the slope.

There was absolutely nothing I could do to stop it.

For a split second, I was five years old again. I was trapped in that memory of the day my parents were tied up and shoved into a car with no brakes. It flew down the mountain, accelerating faster and faster.

Until it plummeted straight into the abyss.

And just like that, I never saw them again.

Was I going to lose Ferris forever today, too?

No. I couldn't accept that.

But no matter how hard I fought, I was completely powerless. The handbrake was dead. The footbrake was dead. A terrified scream tore from my throat as I watched us hurtle helplessly forward.

Plunging straight into oblivion.

In the sudden, claustrophobic gloom of the tunnel, the harsh glare of the overhead yellow and green lights smeared into a blinding blur. The runaway car charged forward, smashing violently into the concrete wall.

A deafening crash shattered the air.

The sound echoed violently through the confined space.

A massive shockwave ripped through the front of the vehicle. My body was hurled against the seatbelt, instantly pinned deep into the leather upholstery, entirely paralyzed.

For a second, the world went completely black.

It felt as if my entire universe had collapsed.