Hear No Evil (Brotherhood Trilogy Book 3) by Jordan Ford

Author:Jordan Ford [Ford, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-02-19T00:00:00+00:00

#23:

The Heavy Weight of Betrayal

Caitlin

I can’t do it anymore.

Sitting here is killing me.

I have to move. Do something…drive up to the cabin to make sure everyone’s still alive!

Running down the stairs, I grab Dad’s keys without even asking and race for the door.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold up!” Dad stops me before I can make a break for freedom.

I grip the handle and wince.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

“Out,” I murmur and look over my shoulder with the sweetest smile I can muster. It’s an effort. My mind starts racing with excuses. Lies.

Shit. Until Riley pointed it out before, I didn’t realize just how much I do lie.

But it’s not like I can tell Dad the truth.

Yeah, so Dad, unbeknownst to you, I’ve been hanging out with a bunch of fugitives up in that haunted cabin you never want me to visit. You don’t mind, right? I mean, it’s not like one of them has been discovered by her mother because I did something really stupid and there’s a chance her dad will find out and arrive fully armed and loaded.

I swallow and look to the floor.

“So, you’re just taking off without even asking to borrow the truck?”

Guilt swamps me.

I really am a bad person.

Lying to my dad.

Screwing everything up!

“Do you need the truck?” My voice is small, meek…so unlike me.

Dad’s eyebrows dip, but then he gives me a soft smile. “No, I don’t need it. You want to go see that Ryan kid, don’t you?”

I nod.

“You really like him?”

I nod again.

Running a hand over his thinning hair, he lets out a slow sigh. “I know being up here hasn’t always been easy. It’s not exactly a thriving city with a bunch of kids your age. I just find it weird, him living up in that place by himself.”

“I know,” I squeak. “But he’s a really nice guy.”

“As much as I hate to admit it, I think he might be. But you’re my baby girl.”

I snicker and shake my head. “I’m not a baby anymore. I can look after myself, you know?”

“I’ll always want to look after you, Sweet Pea.”

“You can’t look after me forever. You’ve got to let me go at some point.”

He grunts and mutters, “When you’re a parent one day—a long, long time from now—you’ll understand this torment.” Looking up with a dry expression, he then surprises me with a swift wink. “Drive safe. Stay the hell out of his bedroom and have the truck back in a couple of hours.”

It’s kind of hard to hide my shock. “O-okay.”

He nods and then points at me, his expression stern. “And no getting naked in the woods.”

I chuckle and bob my head. “I promise, Dad. Thank you.”

“Love you.”

“Love you.” I dash out the door before my eyes glass with tears. I don’t know why I’m so freaking emotional. Dad’s letting me go see Riley. I should be ecstatic, but I still can’t shake my guilt.

Climbing into the cab, I check the road is clear before pulling out.

Just as I’m reversing I spot the creepy guy again.

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