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“Why? You know you could have called me for anything. Even sex, hell, especially that.” I chuckled, hoping to make her feel better.
“It wasn't by choice.”
What?
The motel comes into view, and I couldn't help but shudder.
It looked like something out of a horror movie.
“Nope,” I declared, driving past it.
“What?!” Lizzie looked panicked. “I can’t go to yours!”
“It’s all good, babe. There are some cottages a little further north from here. The owner is a good friend of mine; let me call him.”
"Can we talk about it when we get there? I'm so tired." Lizzie yawned and turned away while I nodded.
What the fuck has happened?
One phone call and fifty miles later, we parked beside a cottage buried deep in the woods.
It wasn't by choice.Lizzie's words rang through my head so much I wanted to scream. But I respected her wishes and didn't say a word until we were in the cottage,
Fucking AJ West.
Lizzie clung to me and was eager to shut the door behind us.
“Lizzie…” I whispered, reaching for her.
She trembled, falling into my arms as words spilt from her lips.
Words cloaked in terror and fear.
“Aj...tied me up...Reign...killed the girl….”
“Whoa, sweetheart,whoa.”
I guided her to the sofa, tugging a blanket to wrap her in.
I couldn't make sense of anything she said, but I needed her to calm down before she had a panic attack.
I knelt before her, sliding the sunglasses from her eyes to reveal wide green orbs swirling with fresh tears. I pulled the wig from her head, revealing her shocking black hair.
“There you are,” I whispered, pulling her into my arms. “You’re safe, Lizzie.”
“Can we just sleep? I’m so tired,” Lizzie mumbled, pulling me onto the sofa.
I was still wired from my night with Zeus, but I’d happily let her sleep on me. She clung to me like a baby, her cries wracking her body as she tried to sleep.
She was exhausted, and I didn't know what the fuck was going on.
But I was sure she’d tell me when she woke up.
I swallowed, remembering the few words she’d said.
Aj...tied me up...Reign...killed the girl…
So she knew about the girl, Alannah.
