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But not Blue.
She knows me … somehow.
“Let’s go.”
This time her voice is firm.
Like a command.
Like she’s taking control of me because I’m so quickly losing control of myself.
Blue’s hand clamps down on mine, then she leads me out of the room and into another one. I’m so focused on killing Granger that my chest shakes with a low growl when Blue attempts to pull her hand from mine.
“I just need to get my stuff,” she explains.
I finally blink my eyes and shake my mind free of the sardonic laughter, of my father’s voice, of the screaming, the blood, the memories and the red haze of violence to glance up and see we’re in a dressing room.
Different costumes are hung on a rack, a large metal hanger is mounted on the wall the Blue uses to place her wings after stripping them off.
There are no screens to block off a portion of the room for a person to change in private, so Blue strips off the rest of her clothes right there in front of me.
My attention locks to her body, naked except for a pair of purple, lacy panties. She glances over at me and shrugs.
“You get used to it,” she says as she reaches for a bag and pulls out a pair of jeans and a silky, silver top.
Stunned silent by her beauty, I stare as she pulls on the jeans and the shimmies into the top. Cinching the bag closed with a drawstring, she gives me a weak smile.
“Like what you see?”
The haze fades faster, my mind on something else entirely.
“I always have.”
Hiking the strap of the bag onto her shoulder, she steps closer to me.
“Then let’s go.”
I ignore Granger and the rest of the crowd as we make our way through the second floor, down the stairs and across the first floor. Patrick is silent as we pass him, and I’m thankful he knew to let us pass without a word.
It isn’t until we’re sitting in my truck that a question comes to me.
“Where are we going?”
“I don’t know. A place where we can talk?”
She’s nervous to be with me. I can hear it in her voice. But without answering, I start the engine and head to the only place I can think of.
I head home.
Ezra is over at Tanner’s tonight and will probably go to Emily’s house after. I have the house to myself. But for once, I won’t feel so alone. Not with Blue there.
We’re quiet as I navigate the streets, my engine revving every time I hit the gas and pick up speed. Most people would tell me to slow down, but not Blue. Instead, she stares out the passenger window without a care in the world, the streetlights we pass brushing over her skin every so often.
When we pull up to my place, Blue looks forward and let’s out a slow whistle.
“I should have known,” she says on a half-hearted laugh.
“Known what?”
