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Chapter 1
Aura
Five Yers Later
I'm sitting in an office in New York City overlooking the skyline staring into the sky, motionless, speechless, heartbroken, and so lost. The pain in my soul is gutting me.
“Mommy? We are really high up, aren’t we? I can see the cars from up here.”
“Yes, baby,” I croak. A lump so big in my throat I can hardly speak, but I can’t cry in front of Lane Jr.
The door to the room opens, and a man in a suit walks in with armed security and a police officer. They bring in a large box with an electronic lock and place it in front of me.
“My sincere condolences, Mrs. Turner. Your husband was a great man.”
I look up and tears blur my vision.
Lane died a month ago on the track. A rear tire that was too hot blew, causing him to lose control, and he crashed into the wall.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. He told me he would be home later that day, but he never made it home.
Lane Jr. makes engine noises as he races his cars on the floor while the officers smile. He reminds me so much of his father. I miss him so much it hurts. Everyone I love dies like a curse. A nightmare that haunts me.
The man motions for everyone to turn around, and I enter the code Lane gave me. It was the day I met him for the first time. The beeping noise makes a sound with a loud click, and the top opens. Inside is Lane’s journal and flash drive with all his builds. A large yellow envelope is sealed, only to be opened upon his death.
I leave the journal and the flash drive inside because they are valuable. He made sure to secure it with armed security to make sure it didn’t get in the wrong hands. I leave it and close the box, letting it secure the lock in place. Lane always warned me to be careful that the information he had inside was worth a lot of money to certain people. They could harm Lane Jr. or me to get to it.
I take a shaky breath and open the envelope. I pull out a handwritten letter and begin to read.
To my wife,
I still love addressing you as my wife. I feel honored calling you that. You have given me more than I could have ever asked for. You have given me love, a beautiful son, and my legacy. You have made me the happiest man on earth. To have a gorgeous wife to call my own and come home to every day. Every day I work and build the next car and the next. All for our future. I told you once that my greatest love was building the next car and making it the fastest. I lied. My greatest love is you. It was always you. I fell in love with you the first time I laid eyes on you. I couldn’t get you out of my head. When you walked past my shop that night, I knew it was fate. I knew something bigger than all of us brought me you, and I promised myself to never let you go. Now for the hard part.
If you are reading this, it means I’m no longer with you or with Lane, and for that, I’m sorry, Aura. The day I disappeared was the same day you told me you were pregnant with Lane, and it was the same day I had a scare and almost died on the track. It scared me. I thought if I had died that day, you would have been struggling with our son and alone. I couldn’t let that happen. So, I left, and I planned. I made sure to leave you my legacy. My dream to live on through you and through my son. All my hard work couldn’t be for nothing. It couldn’t end like that. All the nights away from you and Lane Jr. were to build a future for us. If I didn’t make it, at least you and Lane would be taken care of. I’m sorry for leaving you so soon, but I knew it was a possibility.
I left you everything, Aura. All the money, my cars, my legacy is in your hands to pass down to our son. He will continue what I have built. There will be people who will offer you the world for it. Don’t. It is worth more than you can imagine. I did it. I help build the fastest car in the world, and you own it. What does that mean? It means you have the blueprint inside the box. The foundation. The other cars I left you and built are one of a kind, and there is nothing like it.
I love you, my angel. I love you so much. I couldn’t have done it without you. You are the lightning to my tidal wave. The spark I needed to make it work. You were the key to everything I have ever dreamed of. It was you, and it will always be you. By the time you are almost finished reading this letter. There will be a knock on the door and there will be armed men coming inside the room to take you. Do not be afraid. I sent them. They will protect you, and there is only one person I trust to protect you and our son. This was all arranged the day I left, and you thought I didn’t love you. I couldn’t tell you this because I hoped to God it would never happen.
I know I wasn’t your first love, but I was glad to be your second. You gave me my dream, Aura, and now it’s my turn to make sure you have your happiness if I’m gone. Goodbye, my love. I will always love you and watch down from heaven.
Till death do us part,
Lane Turner
Tears are running down my cheeks, and sobs wreak havoc through my body. As promised, a knock sounds on the door, and six men walk into the room with guns and bulletproof vests. Lane Jr. is too busy racing his cars on the carpet and doesn’t notice. They are quiet when they move inside the room.
Another man enters, and I lift my head, even though I’m crying and my makeup must be running.
He waves his hand to the men standing against the wall.
“There is someone who will escort you along with these men to an undisclosed destination. There is a lot of paparazzi, and it’s for your safety as well as your son’s safety,” the police officer says.
I sniff and fresh tears keep coming, and I can’t stop. My lip quivers and I’m so scared. A tall shadow of a man towering over the lawyer and the police officer enters the room like a Goliath when he steps farther inside and my heart drops.
Kalum.
He walks farther into the room and his eyes scan my face. My head turns away from the sensation of wetness pooling where my hands are placed in my lap. I look at Lane Jr. kneeling on the carpet, his face concentrating on getting a closer look at his cars, oblivious to the scene unfolding.
