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He was playing with me. I looked to the closed door of the ladies' room. Tobias still hadn’t come out, and all of a sudden, I wasn’t hungry, I was worried and pissed.
“Here he comes,” Caleb muttered. “You can ask him yourself.”
Nick sat down next to Caleb. I didn’t wait, motioning with my head to the phone. “Who was that?”
Nick just smiled and glanced at my plate. “You're not hungry, princess?”
“No.” I placed my burger down on the plate. “Are you going to answer me?”
There was a twitch in the corner of his mouth as he shook his head. “If you’re not hungry, then we’ll grab the rest to go.”
He waved the waitress over and this time she was only too accommodating, even smiling as she neared. He never once looked away, just held my gaze. “Can you wrap the rest of this up? Add in three more steaks for the dog and six bottles of water, and we'll leave.”
She just gave a nod, then reached forward and grabbed my plate, as well as Tobias’s untouched food. “Sure thing.”
She'd barely left before the clatter of plates echoed through the doorway of the kitchen. Seemed like she was only too happy to get rid of us.
“You want to tell me what’s going on, Nick?” I demanded. “I deserve to know.”
“You do.” His smile was sad this time. “And I want to tell you, but first we need to get you somewhere safe. Somewhere where they can’t track you. Somewhere where they can’t find you. Only then will we tell you what’s going on, and why.”
The bathroom door opened and Tobias stumbled out, only this time he limped a little harder. That sheen of sweat was more obvious now as he made his way to the table. “Are we leaving?”
“Yes,” Nick answered.
“Good.” Tobias seemed pleased with that and kept on walking past the waitress as shereturned, grabbed the two remaining plates, and left.
Barely a minute later, and she returned, carrying a plastic bag filled with containers of food. Nick reached into his pocket, slipped out another hundred-dollar bill, and left it on the table before sliding out. “Thank you.”
He grabbed the bag and motioned toward the door. “Ryth.”
He didn’t call my name like that. Not normally.
I grabbed a napkin off the table in front of me, wiped my hands, and left it behind as I slipped out of the booth and followed them outside.
Tobias had barely made it three steps ahead of us before we caught up. I stepped down onto the first step as he wobbled and reached for the railing.
Only he missed it.
“Tobias,” I cried out.
He took a step, and another, before finally, his knees gave way, sending him crashing to the ground. Panic surged through me as I lunged. “Tobias!” I called his name…
But this time, he didn’t get up.
TEN
Vivienne
They were out there,on the other side of this damn door…someone was, at least.
I was sure of it.
Ifeltthem more than heard a sound. The air was charged, rippling with that unmistakable tension of male. I was starting tohatethat fucking stain. I took a step toward the door, then glanced at the sheer black curtains covering the window. I’d throw myself through the damn thing, even from up this high…if I had anywhere to escape to.
No. My hope of that had disappeared in the rear window of the car thatbastardhadabducted me in. Ryth and her stepbrothers were left far behind. I didn’t even know if they were still alive. She would be, of that I was sure. The Order wouldn’t risk their property.
And that’s all we were to them.
