Introductions

"I've been waiting."

I stand in front of the desk, facing the wall. He won't look at me.

"You did not complete your assignment. I am disappointed."

I stand straighter, or so I think. If I stand any straighter my spine will snap.

"I apologize, sir. But this was my deal, not yours."

" 'This was not my deal'? I was the one who gave you the assignment. I was the one who gave you the tools. I was the one who gave you the car even though I could have made a fortune off of it! I thought you had a whole life ahead of you, but you threw it all away for your...whatever your calling it."

I start to snarl. "You did not give me the deal. I made it myself and I did not need your help. And Jaxx...Jaxx was the worst mistake of my life. I never should have wasted four years with him. It turned out to be worthless, just like he warned me."

"Is that so?"

I whip around to see the one person I don't ever want to be near again. Jaxx, my ex-fiance.

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In order for you to understand the story, I have to go back to the beginning. My name is Quinn Briwood. I am an 18-year-old senior at Lynn Wood High. Lynn Wood is a small town in California. My father is Daniel Briwood. He is a famous cop that has taken down 10 illegal car racing crews in the last two years. There are two groups he has come close to but never been able to hit. They are called the Mercy Park Crew (MPC) and the Snakes of Sin (SS). He's never been able to get them because they are controlled by the most powerful person in the car world. Her name is the Queen of Black. Only three people know her idenity. The head of MPC, Kaleb Kander, the head of SS, LK Han, and the King of Night, the Queen's right-hand man.

My dad has always been so obsessed with street gangs because they are the reason my mom is gone. She was driving home from work when a sports car drove straight into her car and flipped it. She broke her neck and died on the spot. This all happened when I was 3. They never found out who or what car did. My dad takes down these gangs hoping to prevent other people from we felt 15 years ago. He forbid me from being anywhere nears cars.

If you haven't figured out why I'm telling you all of this, let's just say it's kind of hard to stay away from the thing that you aren't allowed to go near.