Deeper You Dig: A Lost Kings MC Halloween by Autumn Jones Lake

Author:Autumn Jones Lake [Lake, Autumn Jones]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ahead of the Pack, LLC
Published: 2022-10-29T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Hope

It’s been years since my days of working retail, collecting money from strangers. At least my job today is simple and straightforward. Five dollars per family. Cash in an envelope tucked inside my apron. Smile. Admire the costumes.

Trinity said she only needed me for ten minutes. That was half an hour ago.

There’s a lull in the line and I step inside Furious to warm up. “Getting chilly out there,” I say to Heidi, who’s been handing out treats as the kids enter the “haunted forest.”

“Do you want to switch?”

I scan the interior but through the purple lights, spider webs, and dark trees, I can’t see a thing.

“Uncle Rock’s in Wrath’s office with the girls,” Heidi says, guessing correctly who I’m searching for.

The door whooshes open behind me. Damn. “I better get back to my post.”

I turn and smack into Lilly. “You’re here! Any chance I can talk you into working the front door?”

Z’s standing behind her and he grins down at me.

“Where’s Chance?” I ask.

Z lifts his chin. “Out back with Uncle Bricks and the kids.”

“Rock’s in Wrath’s office.”

Z and Lilly share a look, a sort of silent communication they’ve developed. After a second or two, he nods and disappears into Halloweenland.

“I have to talk to you,” Lilly whispers, grabbing my arm and tugging me outside.

“I’m supposed to be collecting money,” I protest.

Heidi steps in to take my place. “I’ve got it, Hope. Go ahead.”

Lilly practically drags me to the edge of the side parking lot and wedges us in between two trucks. “What’s wrong, Lilly?”

“We stopped at my brother’s on the way here.” She waves her hands toward the building. Something shook Lilly. She’s usually so calm.

“Is Alex okay?” I ask. I always liked him. Once upon a time, he supposedly had a crush on me. The one occasion he tried to ask me out, I shot him down.

“Oh, he’s ducky.” She shakes her head and stares somewhere over my shoulder. “He wasn’t alone.”

“Really?” I wiggle my eyebrows. “Alex is seeing someone? Good for him.”

“Not someone.” She takes a deep breath and shifts her gaze back to me. “Sophie.”

It takes a moment for that to sink in. “Wow. That’s, uh, unexpected.” I shrug. “Good for them. Didn’t you say they hooked up in high school or something? They rekindled their…romance or whatever? That’s kind of sweet.”

She blows out a breath and relaxes her shoulders. “You’re not mad?”

Confused, I frown. “Mad? No. Was it weird for you? He’s your brother.” I know why Sophie and I aren’t friends anymore, but even so, I don’t wish her ill will or anything. We’ve both just moved on with our lives and I’m fine with that.

Lilly, on the other hand, has never quite told me what caused the rift in her relationship with Sophie.

“Maybe mad wasn’t the right word.” She bites her lip. “I felt like I was…I don’t know, betraying you by being forced to hang out with her.”

Forced. Yikes. Lilly’s really not taking this well. “She was your friend long before you and I met.

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