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I can think of a gazillion reasons why not, but the one reason I should—because I think I want to—fogs my logic.
“Maybe.” I shrug causally.
“All right then.MaybeI’ll see you Thursday.”He spins around and heads toward the school.
Giddiness swarms in my belly, and no matter how hard I try to erase the smile on my face, it doesn’t falter. A couple hours ago, I thought I’d be lost forever in those woods. Now, I think I’ve officially lost my mind because Jagger Cole just gave me butterflies.
ChapterSeventeen
CREW
“Where the hell is she?”I slam the door closed, rattling the wendigo skull mask hanging on the wall. When no one answers me, I shout louder, “Where the hell is Scar?”
Jagger looks over his shoulder, phone in hand, while Neo ignores me completely. “How the hell are we supposed to know?”
“Maybe because you left from the school with her and neither of you were in any classes the rest of the day.”
“I took her out of the dining hall and we parted ways. Did you check her dorm?”
“Good idea. Why didn’t I think of that?” My sarcasm couldn’t be more apparent. “Yes, I checked her fucking dorm. She wasn’t there.”
Jagger resumes tapping into his phone. “I don’t know what to tell ya, man.”
I reach into my pocket and pull out my keys, holding them in the air. “She stole my fucking master key. Gave the rest back, but the master is gone.”
Oh, sure. Now I’ve got their attention.
Neo jumps up, crosses the room and grabs the keys from my hand, sorting through them like I haven’t done it a dozen times already.
“My bike key, sled key, and house key are there, but the master is not.”
Neo shoves them into my chest. “Well, you better fucking find it and fast.”
“You think I haven’t tried. It’s like the girl just vanished. Jagger,” I huff, “where was she headed when you left her?”
“Didn’t say. She’s probably off with Riley somewhere. Or that Elias guy.”
“Elias? Who the fuck is Elias?”
Neo cuts in. “He’s a senior. I looked him up in the database after I saw her with him in front of the library. Preppy-looking guy. Seems kinda quiet.”
“And you just let him sit there and talk with her? Why the hell didn’t you intervene? Or at the very least, tell us?”
“Why do you even care?” Neo asks, tone sharp.
I don’t dare tell them I care because the idea of any guy hanging out with Scar, outside of our group, makes me fucking crazy. That it has for years. When she was fourteen, she had a long-distance relationship with a douchebag from the Derma Chapter and I personally tracked down a picture of him with another girl and showed Maddie, knowing she’d tell Scar. They broke up that night.
“If this guy gets in her head, he could ruin all our progress. She’s about to break. I can feel it.”
“Yeah,” Jagger laughs, face still in his phone, “she’s about to break your nose.”
“Haha, asshole. I’m dead serious. She can’t get close to this Eliot guy.”
“It’s Elias, and don’t you worry your pretty little head.” Neo flicks my earlobe and I swat his hand. “I’ve got eyes on our girl at all times.” His eyes dance to Jagger and there’s a moment of silence before Jagger turns around and catches his stare.
“What?” Jagger grumbles.
Neo tips his chin. Any humor he had has dissipated. “You know what.”
