AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Don’t turn. Don’t make a sound.”
“Lana …” Crystal peeps.
I shush her.
“That’s right, you’re gonna be real quiet, and you’re gonna get up and walk to that van,” a voice growls behind me.
“And what if I don’t?” I say.
From the corner of my eye, I see the gun being pushed into Crystal’s head instead. “You really wanna try me out?”
Fuck.
I gulp and look at Crystal as a tear trickles down her cheek.
I would’ve fought him off if he only threatened me.
But now that Crystal’s involved, I don’t want to risk her life too.
“Move,” the voice behind me growls.
I get up and grab her hand, mouthing, “It’s gonna be okay.”
We walk stiffly toward the park gates, the guy tailing us, his gun hidden behind his coat as it pushes into my back.
He pushes me, and my ice cream drops to the ground.
The van pulls up to the gates, and the back doors open. Two guys wearing a hat and fake hair grab us by the arms and drag us inside, sealing us in.
“Please, don’t kill us,” Crystal mutters as the men hold us down.
“Shut up,” one of them tells her, and he directs his attention toward the guy in front of the wheel. “Drive.”
The van’s engine roars as it races off, veering from side to side like they’re in a hurry.
In the dark, Crystal’s fingers find mine, and I squeeze and hold on tight to the last semblance of hope I can offer her in this nightmare. A nightmare she got dragged into because of me.
NATHAN
“This whole thing with Lana is your fucking fault,” Kai grits while I throw my bag on the first table I find inside the Phantom Society building. “If you hadn’t taken those pictures, no one would’ve ever seen them.”
“I didn’t fucking share them,” I say, my voice booming through the hallway.
“Bullshit, who else could’ve done it? You?” Kai points his finger at Milo now, who just stares at him sheepishly.
“Who me? Of course not, why would I?” he replies.
Kai marches at him and grabs him by the shirt. “Did you share them withanyone?”
Milo shakes his head. “No. They’re on Nathan’s laptop, that’s it.”
“I haven’t kept them anywhere else. I swear,” I say.
Kai’s eyes narrow. “How the fuck did those pictures get out then?”
I rub my forehead. “I don’t fucking know.”
“Was it even safe? What if someone broke in, huh?” Kai growls. “This is all on you.” He paces around. “If I lose her because of this, I swear to God …”
