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“But how did—?”
His phone ringing interrupts my question. Reaching into his inside jacket pocket, Dax answers. “Yes?” he snaps, his scowl deepening.
I watch as he nods his head, his fingers tightening around the phone. He doesn’t respond to whomever is on the other end but as every part of him stiffens, I know that whatever they’re saying it can’t be good. After another minute, the call ends and he chucks his mobile onto the dash.
“Fuck!” he shouts, slamming his palm against the steering wheel.
“What is it?” I ask.
“Doesn’t matter. Just take the bag and go, Pen.”
“But—” I protest.
Dax’s head snaps around to look at me, warring emotions raging in his eyes. “Just. Fucking. Go!”
We stare at each other, our gazes clashing. Words are on the tip of my tongue. Dangerous words that won’t do me or my sister any good if I were to let them spill free. Plenty are curse words but many more are the truth, and those are the ones I must hold onto at all costs because right now Iwantto tell him the truth. Iwantto set it free.
“Fine,” I snap, unbuckling my seatbelt before reaching for the door handle and shoving open the door. Stepping out into the chill night air, I slam the car door behind me, hugging my bag against my chest. A beat later, Dax revs the engine and speeds off down the street without so much as a backward glance.
