Chapter 9 Are You A Spy?

Jaxon kept his eyes fixed on the road, feigning indifference as Isla fidgeted nervously beside him. The silence in the car was thick and awkward, broken only by the faint sound of her fingers tapping against one another. Suddenly, the car jerked to a halt, coming to a stop in the middle of the highway, on a deserted bridge. Isla's breath hitched as the realization sank in—they’d stopped in the middle of nowhere. The unfamiliarity of the road unsettled her even more.