THE DEVIL'S PREY
CHAPTER FIFTY ONE
The screen glowed against the darkness.
Unknown Number.
Her throat tightened as she swiped to open the message.
Looking for him?
Her blood ran cold.
Her fingers clenched around the phone.
Her knees nearly buckled beneath her.
This wasn't an accident.
Someone had him.
And she had no idea who.
The flashing red and blue lights of police sirens painted eerie streaks across the dark road, illuminating the wreckage of Xavier's car. Smoke still curled from the mangled hood, the windshield shattered, glass glistening like broken stars under the streetlights. The air was thick with the acrid scent of burning rubber and gasoline, mixing with the metallic tang of blood.