Fire Night by Douglas Penelope

Author:Douglas, Penelope
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penelope Douglas LLC
Published: 2020-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

“I’ll keep you posted,” Rika told her mom on the phone. “Don’t worry.” She listened, then nodded, glancing at me. “As soon as we know something, yes.”

She hung up and handed the phone to me. I tucked it into my pocket, Damon in the driver’s seat in front of me and Winter wringing her hands next to him.

I heard a notification beep, and then Damon tapped the screen of his cell.

“What is it?” Rika asked.

“Banks texted,” he told us. “The kids are at the marina.”

“Does Banks have them?” I blurted out.

But he shook his head, punching the gas, the engine revving under us. “I don’t think so.”

“Damon…” Winter begged, and I could see her knees shaking.

He clasped her hand. “They won’t do anything.”

“They might not plan to, but I doubt that dead body upstairs was planned, either,” she pointed out. “Something went wrong. They’ll be more scared now.”

Rika scooted forward and put her hand on Winter’s arm.

“If they were going to…” I started, but thought better of saying that out loud. “They would’ve done it at the house. They want ransom or something.”

Winter paused a moment, dropping her head. “Or they’re selling them,” she muttered. “Or bringing them to someone else.”

Jesus. I closed my eyes, groaning. We all knew the worst-case scenarios, and none of them ended happily for us if we didn’t catch up to those kids in the next ten minutes.

I hated that she let those thoughts fester, but…it kept us alert, I guess.

“Just go,” Rika barked. “Go around him.”

Damon swerved into the wrong lane, passing another car, and then jerked the wheel again, speeding on ahead, in front of it.

Taking out my phone again, I dialed Athos.

I should’ve called her right away. Shit.

“Hey,” she giggled, and I could hear her friends’ chatter in the background. “I’m not drinking. I might do some kissing. And I’m raising a little hell. Proud of me?”

“Go to the theater,” I blurted out. “Now. It’s an emergency. Stay there until I come and get you.”

There was silence, and I half-expected to be questioned, but she didn’t fight.

I heard her swallow. “Okay,” she replied quietly. “I’ll text when I’m there.”

“Love you,” I said.

“Love you too.”

We hung up, and I looked at Rika who was listening in, her shoulders relaxing when I nodded.

We didn’t ever overreact, and Athos knew it. If I sounded worried, I had cause, and she needed to do what she was told.

Rika reached behind and picked up a jacket out of the third row, pulling it on, and then dug under the seat, pulling out a blade. She kept them in all of our cars and various spots in the house for immediate access.

But I put my hand on hers, stopping her.

She met my eyes, and I shook my head. No. Not this time.

Her eyes narrowed, confused. “You can’t be serious,” she whispered. “I’m always with you.”

My heart ached, because I never wanted to do anything without her. She was the reason we were who we were. It had all started with her.

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