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I need to sort all this shit out somewhere.
“What’s happening?” Emma asks quietly. I hear her words, but they aren’t really getting through to me. I’m too lost in my frantic thoughts. “What happened to Blake? Where are you taking me? I don’t understand. Why did you do that at work? We help people at the clinic. We don’t deserve to be threatened. Why did you bring a gun like that? Who the fuck are you?”
The car flies around a corner, so quick the wheels lift up for a moment, but I’ve been in high speed drives before. This is nothing to me.
“Wilson, what the fuck are you doing?”
But Emma isn’t used to this at all, it seems. She grips onto the side of the car to stop herself from sliding around. She clips her seat belt in rapidly to keep herself steady, which is probably a good idea.
“Are you trying to kill me, Wilson? I thought we were friends…”
The words fall apart on her lips when she realizes that she isn’t getting anywhere. She slumps down in her seat, sadness crossing her face. But I can’t get caught up in her emotions right now. I need to get us to safety.
Fuck, what I really need to work out is what my next move is.
My plans going out the window like that means I have nothing sorted out. Once we get to the safe house, there isn’t a next move for me. I don’t even know what the hell I’m getting involved in.
I should call Vinnie, but if he’s working with Hudson, then I don’t know…
“Why did Blake get killed?” she suddenly pipes up again. “He was a good person.”
Guilt flows through my veins, but as I always have to tell myself, if good people get all caught up in bad things, then there’s no telling what will happen.
“Do I need to call my father? Since you seem to know him, maybe I should contact him right now. See what the hell is going on. I know he’s in Ireland right now, but it won’t take him long to get here. He can get me out of this mess in a heartbeat. I have my phone with me, luckily, so I can get him here. I can do whatever I need to.”
The reaction she wants is crawling through my veins, but I don’t let it out. I don’t let Emma see that she’s getting to me, even though I seriously wish she’d shut the hell up.
“Wilson, please give me something. I just want to know what’s happening. Have you been stalking me? I thought youwere coming into the clinic for help. Are you really who you say you are? I thought we had a bond. Why didn’t you just tell me that you worked for my dad?”
A tear leaks down her cheek.
Fuck.
But I have to stay strong in my convictions. This was definitely the right thing to do. If Emma thinks she’s scared being with me, it’s nothing compared to Hudson.
He’s evil.
A real piece of shit.
I don’t even need to have personal experience with that man to know what he’s like. The rumors around the city of what he’s like tell me everything I need to know.
Of all the people I have ever come across in my life, he’s the one with the least moral compass. No one deserves to be around that.
Least of all Emma.
“Wilson!”
This time as she cries out my name, she shocks me by grabbing the steering wheel and knocking it to one side. There aren’t any other cars around, so no damage is caused but my patience has run out. We won’t get anywhere if she keeps pulling this shit.
I steer into the skid, pulling off on the side of the road.
I wonder if Emma can feel the irritation surging through my veins.
“What’s happening now?” she demands, proving that my inner turmoil is completely invisible to her. “What are you doing? Are we meeting someone here? Is it my father? Because if he is here then I need to see himnow. I need to understand what’s happened to Blake and why someone is after me. Has he done something? Thishasto be because of him, right?”
I step out the car and head over to her side. She has her cell phone clutched tightly between her fingers, looking like she’s ready to make a call whenever she needs to.
I snatch it from her and drop it to the floor.
