Chapter 8
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My vision blurred.
Just as the world went black, I heard a furious shout from somewhere in the distance.
"Touch my sister again, and you're a dead man!"
The man who appeared was tall and imposing, his features sharp as daggers, and bearing a striking resemblance to me.
It was my brother, Ryan.
When he saw me-covered in wounds, bound to the seat with tape, and engulfed in smoke-his eyes turned bloodshot, and a murderous aura exploded from him.
"Chloe, who... who is that?"
Jason stammered, instinctively pulling Chloe behind him.
Chloe's face was chalk white, but she quickly forced a sweet smile.
"Sir, I think you have the wrong person."
"This is my sister, Emma. We're just... playing a game with her!"
Ryan didn't have time to waste on them.
In a split second, he delivered a powerful kick to the car door.
The force of the blow sent the door flying back, slamming into Jason and sending him stumbling backward.
In the next instant, Ryan tore the warped door off its hinges, ripped the tape off my body, and pulled me from the driver's seat just as the flames closed in.
The moment we were clear of the car, a deafening explosion ripped through the air.
BOOM!
The entire vehicle blew apart, sending a shockwave of heat and shrapnel flying in every direction.
Ryan shielded me with his body, his back taking the full force of the blast.
