Chapter 165 —Ambush

Narrator:

The car drove smoothly along the dusty road that wound its way out of town. The sun was already high in the sky, but the air still retained that false calm of rural mornings. Eros was in the back seat, his seatbelt loosely fastened, distracted by his cell phone. The driver, a tall, quiet man, hadn't said a word since picking him up.

Everything seemed calm. Until, suddenly... all hell broke loose.

First there was a sharp crack. Then another. The windows shattered at the same time as the windshield exploded into a thousand pieces. The sound of bullets piercing the metal was like a rain of shrapnel.

“What the hell...?” Eros shouted, ducking suddenly as a burst of gunfire flew over his head.

The driver tried to maneuver, but the car skidded. Another shot and then another. The driver's body shook and he let out a guttural groan. The car skidded slightly, but didn't stop.

Eros reacted as if driven by something he didn't understand. He lunged forward between the