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“I don’t know, Cole. She told me last night that her period is late. It-it’s probably just a false alarm but…” It might not be.
She doesn’t say the words, but I hear them loud and clear nonetheless.
Stumbling back, I hit the wall with a thud before sliding down until my ass collides with the floor.
I shouldn’t just be sitting here. I should be out trying to find her, to save her, but as my head continues to spin, I can’t get a grip on reality, let alone consider what my first move might be.
He could have taken her anywhere.
She could already be… “No, no, no,” I chant, needing to hear the words. He wants me, not her. Killing her wouldn’t get him what he wants. He’s just trying to draw me in.
He’s planned this. Knowing Donny, he’ll have planned it well. We need to go in with a plan of our own, one that’s going to result in all of us walking away unscathed while Donny dies a slow and painful death for trying to mess with us.
I have no idea how much time passes as I sit there with my forehead resting on my arms, but eventually I hear two pairs of feet race our way before both Ace and Conner come barreling into the room.
Lifting my head, I find their wide-eyed, panic-stricken faces, but unlike me, they seem to be holding it together.
“Where’s the picture?” Ace asks the second he comes to a stop, clearly knowing what he’s doing.
Remi hands him my cell, which she must have collected from wherever it landed after I launched it. I’m surprised the damn thing still works.
“Motherfucker,” he grunts—I assume at seeing Hadley bound, gagged and completely useless—but the next words out of his mouth make me think he’s already got a plan. “You two, pack her a bag, whatever you think she might need, and get to the house. You,” he states, looking down at me. “You’re coming with me.”
I scramble to get to my feet. “W-where are we going?”
“To go and get your girl back.”
“But where? How?” My heart pounds. “She could be anywhere.”
“Yeah, but she’s not, is she?” My brows pull together at the riddle he seems to be talking in. “Are you just going to stand there looking confused, or are you coming?”
After giving Remi a kiss to her forehead and throwing his bike keys at Conner, he takes off.
“Please be safe,” Remi calls after him.
“Always. I love you, Princess.” If the situation were any different, I’d expect Conner to say something about Ace’s show of affection for his girl. As it is, when I glance at him, he just slaps me on the shoulder in a way of support before pulling a terrified Remi into his arms as I race off behind Ace.
I catch up with him as he exits the building.
“You got the car keys?”
“Yeah.”
“Good, let’s go.”
The two of us sp
rint toward the parking lot, and before I even get a chance to think, Ace is in the driver’s seat and wheelspinning the heap of junk out of Sterling Prep.
“You gonna tell me where we’re going anytime soon?” I ask as he makes a sharp right, throwing me into the car door.
“How closely did you look at that photo Donny sent?” His voice is so steady and calm. I wish I knew how that was possible in this situation. I feel like I’m about to explode at any minute.
“Not very close. I got the gist of it pretty damn fast, though.”
“Look again,” he demands, passing my cell back over.
I do as he suggests and fight against my need to crush it to tiny pieces when the image of her fills the screen once more.
