Help Me by Clara Bayard

Author:Clara Bayard [Bayard, Clara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: clara bayard, seduced by danger, new adult, sexy billionaire bad boy, female protagonist, racy urban, steamy romance, hot alpha male, prostitution, serial, philadelphia
Publisher: Rising Books
Published: 2014-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

The next morning I woke up not sure where I was. I could hear cars driving by and smell all kinds of food cooking around me. It reminded me of being back in the dorm, except the food smelled good and I wasn’t worried about anything catching on fire.

I got up and stumbled into Kat’s bathroom. There were a few things on the floor, but overall the room seemed to have been spared. Looking at her perfectly organized products made me smile, and then almost cry. I felt so connected to her being surrounded by all her things, but so distant when I thought about everything I’d learned last night, and the things I hadn’t figured out yet.

I grabbed a towel from the little linen closet and climbed into the shower. Everything is better after a nice hot shower. Or so I hoped.

When I got out, I toweled off my hair enough so it wouldn’t drip, and let it air dry while I pulled on a pair of yoga pants and a t-shirt. After scarfing down a couple of pieces of fruit – all I could find in the kitchen that didn’t require cooking – I started straightening things up as much as possible. Everything that was broken or stained went in trash bags I put next to the door. Things that looked salvageable went into piles to be washed or fixed or put back.

Just as I was finishing up I got a text message and my heart leaped into my throat, but it was just my friend Alana from school. She wanted to find out how things were going. I considered writing back, but decided against it. I wouldn’t begin to know what to say.

While holding my phone I thought about calling the police again. But then I thought about what Trey had told me. My sister worked as a “companion.” If she was okay, and the cops started looking into things, she might be in even bigger trouble.

“One more day,” I said to myself as I went back to brush out my hair before pulling the dark waves into a messy bun. “If I can’t find out where she is by tomorrow morning I’ll call the police, no matter what the risks.”

Before I knew it, it was almost time for Trey to pick me up. I changed into jeans and a button-down blouse, hoping it was nice enough for wherever he was taking me. On my way downstairs I shoved a bag of trash into the chute and smiled at a guy who was unlocking the door across the hall.

“Good morning,” he said pleasantly.

“Hi.” He was cute, in a hipster nerd kind of way. Definitely the sort of guy I’d flirt with under different circumstances. But Kat was my priority now. “Um, do you have a second?”

“Sure.” He left his door hanging open a little and turned to look at me.

“Thanks. I don’t know if you’ve met the girl who lives there or not.” I pointed at Kat’s door.

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