"She did?" I asked, unable to hide the surprise in my tone.


    "Yeah," Lucas confirmed. "I thought you two knew each other. "I''m just surprised she did not talk to you."


    "Don''t you think her voice sounded familiar?"


    He frowned. "Now that you mentioned it, I do agree her voice sounded familiar. It''s just that I can''t remember where I heard it before."


    "Same here." I murmured under my breath, agreeing with him.


    "Look Be, I don''t know what''s keeping you ufortable during the meal but I could lend you an ear." He gently spoke.


    I shook my head and met his gaze with pleading eyes. "Please… I don''t want to talk about it for now… I just want to get home."


    Lucas looked at me, ready to argue. But then as though he changed his mind at thest minute, he sighed. "Alright, I''ll drive us home." He whispered andid a soft kiss on my temples.


    Sighing, I leaned my head on the leather seat. I couldn''t wait to get home and rest.


    However, a short whileter, as my gaze shifted on the rearview mirror, I noticed a charcoal BMW tailing behind us. It was the same car that had pulled out from the parking area the same time we left the restaurant. Thirty minutes had passed and yet it was still suspiciously behind us.


    My temples scrunched into a frown as I observed the car. When my fears were finally confirmed I turned to Lucas and said, "I think we''re being tailed."


    "What?" he replied, ncing in the mirror. He cursed under his breath. "You''re right. Hold on tight, I''m going to try and lose them."


    As Lucas picked up speed, the car behind us elerated as well. Suddenly, it swerved to the side and mmed into our car, nearly pushing us off the road. I screamed as Lucas struggled to regain control of the vehicle.


    "What the hell is going on?!" he shouted, his knuckles white as he gripped the steering wheel.


    "I don''t know," I said, my heart racing. "Just get us out of here before we fall into the ditch!"


    Lucas swerved the car back and forth, trying to shake off our pursuer. But the car behind us was relentless, ramming into us again and again. With each impact, I felt my nerves fraying.


    "Lucas, we have to call the police," I said, pulling out my phone.


    "No, by the time they arrive our pursuers would be gone" he replied, his eyes darting between the road and the mirror. "I think I can lose them."


    He pressed his foot on the elerator, trying to create some distance between us and the car behind. But no matter what he did, the car stayed right on our tail.


    He turned the wheel sharply to the right, narrowly avoiding a collision with a truck as he sped down the deserted street. "Hang on tight," he shouted over the roar of the engine.


    I nced out the back window and saw the charcoal BMW still in hot pursuit, its headlights bearing down on us. My heart leapt into my throat - we were in serious trouble. "What do we do?" I asked, my voice trembling with fear.


    "Try to lose them again," Lucas replied, his eyes darting back and forth as he scanned the road ahead for any sign of escape. "Hold on, I''m going to try something."


    With that, he mmed on the brakes, causing the car to screech to a halt. The charcoal BMW behind us braked hard, almost rear-ending us. "Come on," Lucas muttered under his breath, as he gunned the engine and took off down a side street.


    We shot down the narrow road, the charcoal BMW still hot on our heels. Lucas swerved left and right, trying to shake them off, but they were relentless.


    "We need to hide," I said, my voice shaking with panic.


    Lucas nodded, his eyes narrowed in concentration.


    "I know a ce," he said, and turned the car into a deserted parking lot. He drove around the back of the lot, out of sight of the road, and pulled into a dark corner behind a dumpster. "We''ll wait here until they pass by," he said.


    We sat in silence, our hearts pounding in our chests, as we watched the road through the rearview mirror. The charcoal BMW roared past, its tires screeching on the pavement, and disappeared into the night.


    Lucas and I breathed a collective sigh of relief, knowing that we had narrowly escaped capture. We sat in silence for a few minutes, trying to catch our breath and calm our nerves.


    "Are you okay?!" Lucas asked when he finally recovered. His voice filled with panic.


    "I think so…..J-just shaken…." I replied groggily, holding my spinning head." "What about you?" I asked back.


    "I''m fine." He answered.


    Again, Lucas let out a deep sigh of relief and pulled me into a tight embrace. "I thought we were done for," he whispered, his voice shaking slightly.


    "I know," I replied, my own heart still racing from the adrenaline. "But we''re safe now, that''s all that matters."


    For a moment we just held onto each other, before he pulled away and looked at me with a serious expression. "I will figure out who did this…. I''ll make sure he pays for almost harming you."


    As we drove home, the events of the evening weighed heavily on my mind. Who were those people and why were they chasing us? I couldn''t shake off the feeling that we were still in danger.


    When we reached home, I was too afraid to be alone and I was grateful to sleep on his bed again.


    As we settled in, my mind raced with questions. Are they trying to just scare us or intend to kill us? What if they came back again? I couldn''t shake the feeling that what happened tonight will eventually happen again and I have to mentally prepare myself when ites.


    Lucas noticed my unease and tried to calm me down. "Don''t be afraid, love. As long as I''m here you got nothing to be scared of."


    Feeling a bit more reassured, I finally drifted off to sleep.