Samantha's POV
The headlights of the car cut through the thick darkness to draw attention to the empty road ahead. The motor hummed steadily in the automobile, but there was obvious conflict between us. What had just transpired weighed too much and pierced the silence.
I stared out the window, ideas spinning in a disorganizing anarchy. Royce's words plagued me, like a warning I couldn't shake in my thoughts. You are not able to outpace me. My regular stride forward will always be one ahead.
He was not behaving in bluster. More than anything, he was afraid and too confident. I was not so sure anymore, even though I had thought we had at least taken the front stage. We had entered his trap straight ahead, and now he was just waiting to release it. The sensation stayed with us.
Alex was
