Erased by Jennifer Rush

Author:Jennifer Rush [RUSH, JENNIFER]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: urn|ean|9780316197151
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2013-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

Dani called later that morning. “I got a message out to Uncle Will that I found you and that I was sending you his way. Hopefully I’ll hear from him later with a specific meeting time and place.”

“Thanks. Does Sam know you’re doing this?”

“No. I called while he and Cas were in the bathroom. We’re at a rest stop right now.”

I exhaled. “Thanks for that. I don’t want him knowing yet.”

Nick snickered beside me.

“No problem,” Dani said. “Will you make it to Port Cadia by tonight?”

“Yeah, I think so. We’re getting food right now and then we’ll be back on the road.”

“Good. I’ll call as soon as I know more.”

We said our good-byes, and I tossed the prepaid into the center console.

“What do you want to eat?” Nick asked.

“I don’t know. I’m not picky.”

He whipped the car into the nearest shopping lot and parked in front of a little café in the lower level of a huge redbrick office building.

Wind chimes rang out above us as we opened the door. The barista perked up. “What can I get for you guys?” she asked, readjusting the visor of her green hat. Her ponytail was wound in a loose bun and hung out the back.

“I just want black coffee,” Nick said.

“Nothing to eat?” I asked.

“Nope.” He sauntered off and picked a table near the windows but not directly in front of them.

I ordered a coffee and a sandwich and waited for our order to come up. When it did, I shuffled over to the bar area so I could add tons of cream and sugar to my cup.

My stomach grumbled at the sight of the food and the smell of the fresh-brewed coffee. I tore open a sugar packet and upended it over the cup. Out the corner of my eye, I saw Nick shove his chair back and wind his way through the occupied tables.

“Here’s your coffee,” I said.

“We have to go.”

Instantly I was on alert. “Why?”

“Why do you think?”

I glanced out the front windows. A black Suburban was parked in the street. And there were agents headed for the café.

“Oh my God.”

Nick gave me a shove toward the back of the building. We turned left down a hallway. There was an alternate exit there next to the stairwell and an elevator. Nick peered out the tiny window in the exit door.

He cursed beneath his breath. “We have to go up.”

“What?”

“Up the stairwell. Go.”

The sound of wind chimes clanging together got me moving. In the stairwell, we rushed up an entire flight. I was extremely grateful for having the endurance to keep up with Nick.

“This way,” Nick said and motioned me to the second floor. We entered a carpeted hallway. Two women in pencil skirts and suit jackets walked past. “Excuse me,” Nick said. “Is there another exit in this building?”

The woman closest to him nodded and gestured with a tip of her head in the opposite direction. “On the east side of the building.”

Nick smiled. “Thanks.”

When the women walked away, Nick pushed me down the hall.

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