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“Okay,” the teacher snapped his head around from the board. “That’s enough. Who said that?”
Fire lashed, burning all the way to my stomach. My phone let out abeep,andfor a moment, I was thankful.
I held my phone under the desk, hiding the movement as I swiped the screen.
Creed…
I flinched as my heart leaped into my mouth. We’d been trying to call him and mom for the last few days. Every time the call went to voice mail. At first, we hadn't been concerned, but then after yesterday…after yesterday, the messages left for them turned from frantic to demanding.
Creed: Meet me out front of the school. I’m waiting to take you to your dad.
I read and reread the message, my heart pounding as I lifted my gaze to the teacher.
“Well?” He glared at the other students. “Who the hell said that?”
I shoved up to stand, drawing every gaze my way. “Excuse me.” I grabbed my bag and my laptop and hurried for the door.
Dad.He was all I thought about as I raced along the hallway and shoved through the front doors. Creed’s dark gray Mercedes sat parked against the curb, the engine idling. I gripped my laptop tighter and raced for the car.
The window rolled down. Creed looked at me from behind the wheel. But instead of finding the calm, relaxed man who was still on his honeymoon, I found the frantic Creed.
“Get in,” he demanded.
I yanked the handle and opened the door, then caught the bright blood on his shirt.What the…
“What is that?” I froze, standing on the curb. “What happened?”
“I don't have time to fucking explain, Ryth. Get the fuck in the car now.”
The way he spoke.
The way he looked.
Those dark eyes were growing colder. This wasn’t the man who'd taken me shopping, or the man who'd joked as we shared pizza. This man was trembling, shaking with rage or fear, I wasn’t sure. My stomach tightened as I reached for my phone. “I’ll just call Nick and let him know…”
“Don’t bother, he’s already waiting for you, with the others.”
“He is?” My hand stilled.
“We don’t have time for this, Ryth. Just get the fuck in. We need to leavenow.”
He looked into the rear-view mirror, making me glance at the street behind him. “Is someone following you?”
“What the fuck do you think?” He shoved the car into gear and slowly rolled forward. “Stay the fuck here if you want, but we’re all leaving…now.”
“Wait!” I lunged, throwing myself into the passenger seat.
Tobias. Nick. Caleb. They were all that drove me. “They boys…they’re leaving?”
“We all are, it’s not safe here. Not anymore.” He punched the accelerator and jerked the wheel, tearing the car around in a U-turn before accelerating hard.
I scrambled for my seatbelt. “Why, what the hell happened?”
He was stony, his gaze fixed on the road ahead. Panic moved in…my mind raced, conjuring images I didn’t want to believe. All I cared about was them…
“Are they hurt?”
“Who?” Creed jerked that hard glare my way.
