Chapter 5 - The Executioner Arrives

A pair of blindingly bright LED headlights cut through the heavy curtain of rain.
A luxurious, black luxury sedan rolled slowly down the highway, stopping exactly fifty feet away from where Valeria lay shivering on the ground. The engine idled with a low, menacing purr.
Valeria squinted against the glaring light. Through the rain-slicked windshield, she recognized the silhouette behind the steering wheel.
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It was Teresa.
Her mother-in-law sat perfectly composed in the driver’s seat, her hands resting calmly on the leather steering wheel. She was not there to save her. She was the architect of this nightmare.