Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

Author:Ella Miles [Miles, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ella Miles

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Kai thinks the world is on our side. That fate has finally turned. That we are destined to be together. That nothing can rip us apart.

I love her positive thinking. It keeps me grounded, the anxiety and fear at bay when I’m with her.

But I disagree with her. I don’t think anyone is on our side. I still think the world is against us. I see every person as an enemy, a threat about to attack us.

Kai thinks we are untouchable on our wedding day—the world wants to celebrate with us.

But with one phone call, that joy and hope are wiped out.

“Beckett escaped,” Kai’s father says.

I grab the phone and shove it to my ear, even though it’s on speaker. I want to go through the phone and punch Kai’s father for letting this happen. He had one job. Keep Beckett prisoner through the weekend. We would come back on Monday and decide what to do with him.

“You had one job,” I growl through the phone.

“I know. I don’t understand how it happened. I never let him out of my sight. He was always tied up, and I barely gave him enough water and food to survive.”

“Then how did it happen?”

There is a silent pause. “I let my anger get the best of me. I punched him. He was able to overpower me so close.”

“Fuck.”

“But he didn’t escape then. I got him tied back up, and then I went to get some ice for my eye. I have no idea how he did it. It would take a Houdini to get out of those ropes. But he escaped.”

“Fuck!” I growl louder. Passerbyers stop and give me a dirty look for my swearing. I snarl back at them as Kai frowns at the phone. Clearly as pissed off as I am about her father letting Beckett escape.

“Did he have help?” I ask.

“I honestly don’t know.”

“Do you have security footage?”

“Yes, but not of that room. Just of the perimeter.”

“Send it to me.”

“Done. What do you want me to do now?”

I want to search for Beckett myself. I’m the only one I trust, but I don’t want to leave Kai unguarded. So I won’t. I won’t leave her.

“Find him.” I hang up the phone.

Kai frowns. “This doesn’t mean the world has turned against us. And it doesn’t mean my father doesn’t care about me. He didn’t let Beckett go on purpose.”

I pull up the security footage he sent me. I watch Beckett sneak out of the house, grab Kai’s father’s car, and take off.

“No, I don’t think your father let Beckett go on purpose. He’s just incompetent.”

She nods. “So what now?”

“First, we get off the street.” I take her hand. There are only two hotels in this town. I want to go back to our room, but it would be too easy for Beckett to find us there if he is searching for us. So I start walking in the direction of the other hotel.

“Where are we going?”

“To a different hotel. Beckett will still be able to find us if he wants to, but it will slow him down.

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