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And then she lets me into her room, glancing each direction of the corridor before shutting the door.
“What’s up, baby?”
She grits her teeth together. “It’s getting close to graduation.”
“And?”
She releases a shaky breath. “And my father says he is going to attend, which means I need a clever plan to slip away before he can take me.”
I smirk, as she should have come to me with this sooner. “I’ll get you out.”
“No, I can’t rely on anyone but myself.”
I walk toward her and cup her cheek gently in my hand. “You can keep telling yourself that, but the truth is you can rely on me.”
She looks up into my eyes. “How can I rely on a man who blackmailed me?”
“I’m telling you that you can rely on me. Why the fuck would I screw you over?”
Her lips purse together. “I don’t know.” I sense she isn’t used to relying on anyone for anything.
“Seriously, Adrianna. Let me help.” I need to help her as I need to know her plan. She’s so pigheaded. It wouldn’t surprise me if she disappeared forever and I couldn’t find her. It’s the only way to ensure I keep tabs on her.
“Fine, you can help.”
I smile, relief coursing through my veins. “Good, as I have quite a few ideas.”
“Such as?”
I pat my lap for her to come and sit on it.
Her eyes narrow, but she sits anyway.
“Your father is coming to graduation, and that’s a complication, but not the be all and end all. I mean, you dictated to your father before, so do it again.”
“What do you mean?”
“Tell him that you are going to celebrate with your friends. They’re all going to be celebrating, right?”
She nods. “Yeah.”
“Then tell him to book a motel and you’ll leave with him the next morning.”
A crease forms in between her brows. “I’m uncertain it will work, but I can ring him beforehand. It’s an option, I guess.”
“Well, tell me your ideas.”
“Honestly?” Her throat bobs as she swallows. “I don’t have any. It’s as if I’ve spent so long trying to plan this escape that anytime I try to think of how to execute it, especially with my father at my graduation, I come up blank.”
I shake my head at her sheer stupidity for trying to shun my help. “And you didn’t want my help out of sheer stubbornness?”
She nods, looking a little ashamed.
I laugh. “You never cease to amaze me.”
“Good,” she says, smiling.
“Ring your father in the morning and request that he book into a hotel for the night of your graduation so you can celebrate with friends. And that you will leave with him the following morning.” My eyes narrow, as I assume her father isn’t someone who takes direction well. “If that fails, we’ll think of something else.”
