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The black Volvo was bearing down. Treven was insane. What if he killed Ellery in the process?
Derek prayed for her and pushed Macey up the hill in her beautiful white dress from behind while Ray lifted her up.
Chapter Sixteen
Ellery couldn’t get her heart rate or her breathing to slow down as Treven saw the roadblock at the end of the canyon and flipped around so quick her seatbelt didn’t catch her fast enough and she slammed her head against the window.
She didn’t know his plan, but at least he wasn’t pointing the gun at her. He’d made her hand her phone over and tossed it onto the console earlier.
They raced back the way they’d come, down the canyon toward Greenville, the castle, and Derek. She prayed desperately that Derek would rescue her, though she saw no way of that happening.
Her eyes widened as they cleared a corner. A second roadblock. Police cars racing up to the scene. People scrambling up the slope. Was that a white wedding dress? Macey?
Wait! One of the cars in the roadblock was the king’s black Lamborghini. No, no, no. She and Treven had nowhere to go.
On one side, a hill. On the other, a steep drop-off over a hundred feet down.
Treven cursed and pushed on the gas. “I’ll plow these suckers out of the way.”
Ellery screamed. He was insane.
They raced toward the roadblock, positioned to impact the point between the two priceless cars. They didn’t slow; in fact, they picked up speed. Ellery hoped no one was inside either of them, and that everyone had scrambled out of the way.
In an instant, they reached the cars. Ellery became a crash test dummy, whipped back and forth unpredictably and bouncing off airbags as her car rose into the air, twisted, and came down on its nose. She lost track of the play by play as she covered her face and tried to curl into a ball.
When the Audi came to a stop, and she was convinced they weren’t falling to their deaths, she lifted her head and saw familiar white dust filling the space.
Treven was screaming, throwing a tantrum, and punching the airbag with his fist.
Ellery undid her seatbelt and grabbed for his hand and the gun.
He whirled and slammed his fist and the gun into her head.
She released him, seeing stars.
“I’ll kill you, and then I’ll kill them all,” he growled, trying to push away from the airbag so he could turn and shoot her.
Ellery’s door ripped open. She looked up to see Derek.
Springing out of the car, she slammed into him.
Right next to them, Treven’s door opened and he flailed at the airbag, trying to get it out of the way so he could aim the gun.
Derek released her and dove at him, ripping the gun out of his hand and tossing it into the river. He yanked the murderer to his feet and then slammed him against the car. Treven howled in protest.
Men surrounded them. Derek held Treven in his grasp, in his power. The turd deserved to be pummeled.
Derek glanced around. His gaze settled on her, and he tossed Treven to the ground like the rubbish he was. Then he strode toward her, love and determination shining in his blue eyes.
The policemen and military men lifted Treven between them and carried him away.
Ellery gave a cry and flung herself at Derek. She hugged him fiercely, kissing him. He kissed her back, and then pulled back to frame her face, looking her over. “You’re all right?”
“Yes.” She nodded, tears coursing down her face. “I thought you were sending me away.”
“Never,” he said fiercely. “I am never letting you go.” He kissed her, possessively and deeply. Ellery’s heart soared.
They pulled back, and she smiled tremulously at him. “I love you. I’m so sorry for everything.”
