Posting an hour late. Still eight p.m. somewhere — unless you're in my stomach. Sick as a dog Enjoy.

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For Alan Reeves, everything is a transaction. Love, loyalty, life — he’s about to find out that some things come at a final and ultimate cost.

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For those of you who were wondering why you had to go searching for episode 3, well forgive me I’m knew at this— anyhow here it is. Stay tuned for the conclusion in episode 6 of FastBack this Saturday 8 p.m. sharp! And for those of you who are looking for more heroic adventures, I am dropping a story every Friday night at 9pm of The Gryphon a fallen SEAL reborn in fire—devil's grip, angel's blade—now hunts the dark that made him..

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“Tell me, how long has it been in the family?”

Peter LeBlanc knows a masterpiece when he sees one. As the hood of the ‘66 Mustang pops, the pristine engine gleams — and a chill fills the air. He knows he is looking at a classic but it’s not the car he’s excited about, he is anticipating the harvest.

Jennifer Silva stands at the crossroads of a three-hundred-year-old secret. She came to Exodus Motors looking for a transaction, but to her own horror she but finds herself staring a mirror in time.

The Quaint FarmhouseJust two weeks prior, this same Mustang sat parked on a quiet Napa dirt road. It was the only surviving witness to a scene of splintered wood and a blood-curdling screams that echoed into the night only to be swallowed by a valley of vineyards. A “family history” ended that night in a torrent of supernatural violence—leaving everything but the Mustang feeling either old, or dead.

Now, leaning over the engine block, Peter poses the only question that matters. In a world where every deal is a matter of damnation or salvation, he asks with a glint in his eye how much is Jennifer Silva willing to sacrifice?

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Welcome to the crossroads. Try to keep your eyes on the road... and your soul in the seat.

In the Napa Valley, the morning sun doesn’t just wake the world; it illuminates a harvest that most people know is coming. Peter LeBlanc is a man who understands the value of anticipation. From the hand-carved Vedic Sanskrit on his deck, to the pristine chrome in his garage, everything in Peter’s world is a deliberate, precise, controlled, and the inevitable weight of destiny.

As a partner at Exodus Motors, Peter’s business of the day isn’t just about high-performance engines and rare classics—it’s about the currency and selective curation of the soul. While the staff obsess over commissions and the daily want or need to satiate their “hunger” of a sale, they remain unaware that and entirely different kind of deal is taking shape.

The FastBackA 1966 GT350 Mustang rolls onto the lot, a “family heirloom” with lines so clean they look untouched by time. But the woman behind the wheel, Jennifer Silva, is carrying a weight that doesn’t show up on a bill of sale. Beneath the scent of her expensive perfume lies the acrid truth of a night at an isolated farmhouse—a night where the “family” ended in splintered wood and the kind of scream that echoed through the vineyards and an eternity.

Peter LeBlanc is smiling. He recognizes a fellow “collector” when he sees one. And for Jennifer, the price of a car “in the family” is measured in something much more valuable than cash.

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