Something wasn’t right. I headed toward the door to investigate further, but my brother blocked the way ahead. “Aramis, let me through.” He didn’t move. The rhythmic chug of the axel around the wheels shifted in pitch as we crossed the viaduct, gaining instead of slowing. “Aramis!” I made to slip past him, but he stepped in my path. “What are you doing? I need to get to Nico. I need to go check on our driver!” “There’s no time.” He pushed me, forcing me back a few steps. “We need to uncouple before it picks up too much speed.”

