Hide (Scandals of Banner-Hill Book 3) by Cassie James

Author:Cassie James [James, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-26T16:00:00+00:00

14

Someone is following us.

I thought I was imagining it at first, paranoid after my visit yesterday to Banner-Hill, but it’s been hours now, and I haven’t lost the sensation of being watched. I check the side view mirror as discreetly as I can and try to remember if I’ve already seen the silver sports car behind us this morning or not.

It will be just my luck that I finally convinced Casper to stop putting me in the backseat only to end up in danger the moment he caved and let me back up front.

“What?” Casper breaks the silence, back to being a creepy mind reader.

“The car behind us. Has it been there long?” I nibble at my bottom lip, a little reluctant to give away exactly how on edge with paranoia I am right now. I hold my breath as Casper takes a long look in the rearview mirror.

“It was hanging back for a while. This is the first time it’s been right behind us, but…” He glances back again. “I think that car might have been getting gas at the last place we stopped. You think it’s following us?” He’s already reaching for his gun, but that feels a little premature.

“I don’t know. I just have a weird feeling, that’s all.”

“Trust your gut, Madison.” And with those words, Casper slams his foot down on the gas causing the SUV to jerk as he takes off flying down the highway at a ridiculous speed. I hold onto the door handle and say a silent prayer that we won’t get pulled over. If anyone asks too many questions, Casper will have to admit to being my dad or it’s going to look like he’s kidnapping a minor across state lines.

Neither one of those options seems appealing.

“Shit,” he mutters.

“What?” I twist in my seat to look out the back, stomach sinking when I see the sports car is keeping pace with us easily. “Maybe they want to race?” I joke because I’m trying not to slide into full-blown panic.

Casper grimaces instead of answering. Also not a great sign.

“Give me a gun.”

He turns his head long enough to offer an unamused glare.

“I’m not kidding. If things are about to go south, you want me to have a gun in my hand. Let me be a help, not a hindrance.” I hold my hand out and wave, desperately trying to use telepathy to tell him that this makes sense. I’m all for a grown man being reluctant to hand his secret teenage daughter a high-powered weapon under other circumstances, but we’ve already surpassed every standard of normalcy.

The only way I’m going to feel safe is with a gun in my hands.

“Don’t shoot unless you absolutely have to,” he finally caves. I can see the dread in his expression as I’m sure he imagines all the ways this could go wrong. “Grab the handgun under your seat. It’s light enough.” I’d be fine if he handed me a whole shotgun, but I don’t mention that. He doesn’t seem to understand the full scope of my gunmanship, which is probably for the best.

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