Jude by Sarah Peis

Author:Sarah Peis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sarah Peis

Chapter 16

Jude

I watched Ariel drive away, everything screaming at me to follow her. She’d looked shaken. Something was off.

My phone vibrated in my pocket, but I ignored it. My brothers had been calling me nonstop. I hadn’t heard from Gladius yet, and everyone was on edge.

But the only way I would movewack home like my family wanted me to, was if Ariel and Lenny came with me. I didn’t want to leave them unprotected. And I’d gotten used to having them close.

They also had a connection to the shooter. And they could still be in danger. What if he came back to tie up loose ends?

I greeted the guys currently painting the facade as I made my way back to my apartment.

Workers were at the apartment complex nearly every day. I’d given up fixing things myself when I’d almost shot a nail into my foot with the nail gun.

I’d decided it was much easier planning and carrying out the perfect assassination than it was renovating a house.

Liam had also given me a few jobs, which I had yet to complete. It was boring office work, and I’d never been good at sitting still unless it was to stake out a target.

But I needed something to take my mind off Ariel. It would only lead to worrying about where she’d gone off to. Her eyes had lacked their usual vibrancy, and she’d been evasive.

Turned out the spreadsheets Liam needed me to go through were the perfect distraction. When the unmistakable sound of Ariel’s car pulling back into the parking lot filled the air, I was deeply engrossed in a formatting war with the spreadsheet currently open on my screen.

Screw it, he can do it himself.

Snapping my laptop shut, I jumped to my feet. Ariel was coming up the stairs as I walked out of my apartment, her arms crossed in front of her as if she needed something to hold on to. Her attention was on the floor, her steps sluggish.

“Ariel.”

She didn’t so much as lift her head.

“Sugar.”

The nickname was enough to snap her out of whatever had been holding her thoughts hostage. “Jude. Hey.” Her eyes were glassy, her voice unusually quiet.

I met her in front of her door, taking the key out of her hands when she fumbled with the lock. When she didn’t protest, I grew concerned.

Following her inside her apartment, I watched her drop her bag next to the couch. She disappeared into the bathroom, coming out a few minutes later without her jacket and shoes.

She went straight to the kitchen, pulling out a bottle of whiskey. Unscrewing it, she took a long drink.

Gently taking the bottle out of her hand, I placed it on the counter behind her before turning her to face me. “What’s going on?”

She blinked rapidly, eventually losing the battle of holding back her tears. Pressing a fist to her mouth, she crashed into me, winding her arms around my torso. She held me so tightly it felt like she was trying to fuse her body with mine.

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