The New Driver (COMPLETE)

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Third pov

Phoenix made her way to Tej garage when two sets of hands grabbed her and pulled her along. She fought back and when they finally let go she hit one of them hard.

"Shit, man!" The guy groaned.

She recognized Brian. "What the hell?!"

He held his hands up. "I'm sorry, we just gotta talk to you. I have a question that i need you to answer honestly."

She looked at him in disbelief. Who did this guy think he was?

Phoenix pov

I slap him. "You kidnap me to ask a question? What's wrong with you?!"

He groans and rubs his cheek. "I deserved that one." He mumbled. "I need to know what your relation to Carter Verone is."

Lie. Lie. I need to lie.

"I'm just his mechanic. Why?"

"The feds want your help to take him down."

My blood runs cold. They're from the cops? Of course they are....

"Why would you need my help?"

Brian sighs. "Verone trusts you and wants you on the driving job. We need your help to pull this off. I have a good idea what their next move will be if you say no though." He looks like je feels bad for me.

My stomach is in knots. "I have to get to work." I try to get past them.

"Please, we need your help. They've got us locked in this job in exchange for clearing our records. If we don't they throw us in prison." They give me slightly pleading looks.

"Fine. I have to get to work now." They don't try to stop me this time and i feel like a robot as i go to the garage.

What did i get myself into?

Third pov

When Carter found her she was methodically working on a car. She didn't even look up as he came in.

"What are you doing, darling?" He noted the tension in her body.

"My job." Was her short answer.

He got closer to her. "My, my, you aren't usually snippy with me. I'm guessing something happened..."

"JUST LET ME DO MY JOB!" Her outburst didn't deteer him as he gently grabbed her shoulders and moved her from the car. He got her to let go of her death grip on the wrench.

She didn't look him in the eye as she just kinda, deflated."They want my help to put you in a jail cell." She didn't want to see his expression. "If i don't the feds might bury me. I won't get out again if they do."

Carter knew now that he had her full loyalty, just like she had his.

"Fuentes is a cop. There's no other explanation. She got them in." She looked done with everything.

Carter don't say anything as he sat with her.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry..." She leans her head on his shoulder. "I'm sorry."

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