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I could use that phone. I could call my father, find out if he’s still in Ireland or if he’s come here looking for me yet.
I’m sure he’s in America, but I would love to be certain, just to know that I’m not alone.
“No.”
Was that Owen?
He seems to be flickering in and out of consciousness, and at some point, he spotted my eager fingers kinda edging towards the phone.
Even I didn’t realize that I was doing that.
“Not yet. Don’t call him yet.”
I swallow hard. “I just want to make sure my father is in the country.”
“He is,” he murmurs, but Owen’s eyes have started lolling to the back of his head. I’m losing him once more. “But you can’t get him. Not yet. You’re in danger.”
I roll my eyes. “I know that, but I think that’s why we need him…”
Oh!
I guess I’m not getting an answer right now because Owen has gone again.
I suppose for the second time today, I’m going to have to put my blind faith into him and to just hope that it doesn’t blow up in my face.
But if my fatherisin the country, then I think it’s time we reach out to him for help.
We need him more than ever.
Ineed him now more than ever.
Otherwise neither of us are going to survive this.
TWENTY-TWO
OWEN
What the fuck is wrong with me?
Anger burns through my body at the speed of light.
I don’t think I have ever been as pissed off with myself as I am right now. I’m fuming. Carelessness isnotwhat I’m known for, this is not what I’m trained to do.
I’ve spent my entire life three steps ahead of everyone else. Never distracted.
Not until Emma came along anyway.
Because of that oversight, I nearly died and put Emma in danger.
I can’t let that shit happen again.
Fucking Hudson.
My fists curl up in pure, unbridled rage.
I should have known bumping into Hudson wasn’t just a coincidence.
It never is.
