Chapter 49 The Slope Of Uncertainty

• 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.