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“Finn…”
He paused. “I met Kross tonight.”
She shot to a sitting position and dragged the phone closer to her ear. “What?”
“He knew we were, uh, hanging out lately. He seemed amused by it.”
“You met Kross?” Her heart thudded. Why would Kross pay Finn a visit? They had nothing to do with each other.
Then a thought dropped into her mind.
What if Kross attacked Finn because of her?
“Finn, are you alright? Did he hurt you?”
“I’m fine. Nolan arrived just in time so Kross left.”
“This is getting out of hand.” Jewel scratched her wrist. “I shouldn’t have listened to Carrie and Jo. I should have taken Juney and ran like I planned.”
“Staying put is the best thing for now.”
“I’m so sorry,” she mumbled.
“For what?”
“If you’d never met me, this never would have happened. Now you’re in Kross’s sights. If Nolan hadn’t gotten there in time, I would have…”
“You’d what?”
Jewel sighed. “I don’t know what I’d do.”
“As you can hear, I’m alive and kicking so you don’t have to apologize.”
A lump formed in her throat. “Still… I feel responsible.”
“It’s not your fault, Jewls. If I had to do it all over again, I’d still want to meet you.”
“You don’t mean that.”
“You calling me a liar?”
She chuckled softly. “I wouldn’t dare.”
“Good because you were just about to hurt my feelings.”
“Please be safe,” she whispered.
“Yes, ma’am.”
“And tell Nolan thanks for me. I owe him.”
“You got it, Jewls.” The way he said her nickname, all soft and gentle like that, always made her heart skip a beat.
Jewel clutched the phone tighter. “Don’t do anything stupid.”
“I won’t. I promise.” He sucked in a deep breath and then said, “Tomorrow, Jewls. For now, put everything out of your mind and get some rest.”
“I’ll try.”
