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“Fine,” I replied. “Just tonight.”
The ghost of a smile brushed over his lips before it was gone, and he nodded. “Good. I’ll text you when I’m on my way.”
“Okay,” I said, jumping from the stool and remembering what I was wearing. I wouldn’t be running anywhere in a fucking sheet.
“You wouldn’t happen to know where my clothes are, would you.”
He jerked his head toward the entryway. “They’re washed and in the dryer. The laundry room is through the door at the end of the hall, but I guess you already knew that since you removed the handle.”
I bit my tongue, rushing from the kitchen to go and get my fresh clothes before I said something that might ruin my chances at a few hours of freedom.
My spine went ramrod straight as I walked into the laundry room, finding my phone sitting atop the dryer.Fuck.
What was wrong with me?
A good prank and some good dick and I lost all fucking sense.
This wasnotme.
I’d told myself this once, and I’d keep saying it; these Crows wereliterallygoing to be the death of me one day. At least as long as they lived.
I snatched my phone and checked for any messages they might’ve somehow read. I had three missed messages, but I’d changed my settings so the lock screen wouldn’t show message previews anymore, only the sender.
One message was from my Aunt Humphrey, another was from Kit. The last said onlyunknown.
I stiffened, leaning back against the wall as I unlocked it and thumbed over to read them.
I scrolled to the one I dreaded the most first, reading only the first line of text before I swiped to delete the message without reading the rest.
Unknown: I warned you…
Whoever it was couldwarnme all they liked. Whenever they wanted to stop talking shit anddosomething, I’d be ready for them. Come at me, fucker. I dare you.
Next on the list of messages I least wanted to read. Dear ol’ Aunt Humphrey.
Aunt Humphrey: If you don’t return my calls, I’ll have no choice but to revoke my offer. How you expect to finish the year with the grades necessary to get into a half decent college is beyond me. You have to actually attend class for—
I stopped reading. That was enough of that.
Kit: Dom’s worried about you. If you aren’t going to call me back, you should at least call her. I miss you.
I ignored Kit’s message and thumbed over to my previous conversation with Dom, typing out a quick apology.
Ava Jade: Sorry girl. I’ll try to call this week. Shit’s been crazy. I’m fine so don’t worry, k?
I was a terrible fucking friend.
I dressed quickly, rushing to my five seconds of freedom. I peered into the kitchen to tell Corvus I was leaving, but he wasn’t there anymore when I walked past.
“Bye, dickface,” I muttered quietly to myself as I tugged on my shoes and went to slip my newest blade into the sheath on my ankle, but thought better of it, deciding to keep it on me instead.
My skin prickled as I stepped outside into the growing warmth of the early afternoon, and I scanned the trees surrounding the Nest as I stretched for my run. Searching for anything out of place. Eyes that shouldn’t be there.
There was someone watching me, that much was certain, but were they watching me right now? Were they out there at this very minute, waiting for an opportunity to pounce?
Did they see what Rook and I did last night? I glanced back, seeing through the window to the kitchen beyond it. A clear and unobstructed view of the kitchen island.
I shivered.
