The impact came from the side.
Violent.
Sudden.
Glass shattered.
Metal screamed.
Emily's world spun out of control.
The car crashed against a barrier.
Airbags deployed.
Sound disappeared.
Then came silence.
Heavy.
Disorienting.
Emily tried to move—
Pain shot through her arm.
Outside, footsteps approached.
Slow.
Deliberate.
A door opened.
And a man's voice said quietly:
"Now we see how valuable she really is."