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“I know,” I say.
The three of us remain quiet. I’m not sure how they feel, but a series of emotions are barreling through me.
Fury.
Sympathy.
Pain.
To be honest, all I really want to do is hug Raven.
“We’ll find out what happened,” Hunter suddenly states. “And then go from there.”
Zay nods, quietly agreeing, and so do I.
The agreement never gets said aloud, but I already know the rules. They’re the rules we made to each other when we first became friends.
1.) We always have each other’s back;
2.) If one of us hurts, so do the others; and
3.) If someone hurts one of us, they will pay for it.
Raven’s one of us now, so the rules apply to her, too.
Whoever did this to her is going to pay for it.
“We need to get her a new phone ASAP… I think she dropped the one she had in the river,” Hunter states, breaking the silence. “She needs one; not just so I can continue to track down the hacker, but if some dumbass is starting up that stupid game, I don’t want her to be vulnerable.” He shifts his weight. “I worry when she has to be alone, like when she goes home.” He drags his fingers through his hair. “I want to be able to keep an eye on her twenty-four seven.”
“Well, we just put up cameras in her house, so we should be able to,” Zay says then quickly adds, “I know where you’re going with this, and I think it’s a stupid idea.”
“How can you know what I’m going to say?” Hunter questions. “When I haven’t said anything yet?”
“You’re about to suggest that Raven should live with us for a while.” His brow curves upward. “Am I right?”
Hunter pulls a face. “Yeah… But it’s a good idea.”
“No, it’s not,” Zay insists, shaking his head.
“You might think that, but I don’t.” Hunter looks at me. “And I bet Jax is on my side.”
Zay looks at me. “Are you?”
I hate getting stuck in the middle of these two, but I’m not about to play mediator with this.
I nod. “I am.”
Zay’s lip twitches in annoyance. “Fine, do whatever you want. But when things get complicated, don’t come crying to me.”
He never specifies what the complications are, but I’m sure it has to do with the fact that I like Raven. And so does Hunter. It doesn’t matter, though. I haven’t dated anyone in a while and don’t plan to and Hunter never dates. So we can both stay friends with Raven. That should be easy, except Raven might not be some girl. She could bethegirl. The girl from our past.
Maybe Zay is right. Maybe it could get complicated. But I’m not about to change my mind.
14
Raven
Warm blood coversmy hands as I stare down at my parents. Blood is all over them, covering their clothes, their hair.
