Return to Yesterday by Abbie Williams

Author:Abbie Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing
Published: 2018-05-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Chicago, IL - March, 2014

I HAD NEVER ATTENDED AN EVENT AT THIS PARTICULAR venue but restrooms would be nearby; I skirted the flow of guests and hurried across the main entrance, high heels clicking over the marble floor, passing the coat check and taking the first hallway to the left, a space blessedly free of people. I hurried along its carpeted length until I could no longer hear the sounds of the gala; at last I stopped and leaned my spine against the wall, unaware of my surroundings, overwhelmed by stress. Panic loomed close to the surface, hot and oily. I closed my eyes and pressed the back of one hand against my mouth, afraid I might vomit before reaching a toilet.

You can’t win. You know this. You’re totally and completely fucked.

How can you outwit a man who is capable of traveling through time, who’s protected by people in positions of unthinkable power?

Tell me that!

“Lovers’ quarrel?”

I gasped, eyes flying open to spy Derrick standing a few paces away, feet widespread and hands buried in his trouser pockets. His onyx cufflinks gleamed in the muted glow of the wall sconces.

“What?” My palms were braced against the plaster on either side of my hips, a position of vulnerability, and I straightened to my full height, attempting to appear unruffled.

“You and Benson. I didn’t realize you two were together,” he clarified.

I didn’t bother to correct this presumption, instead seizing the chance to demand, “Is your brother here? Have you seen Fallon tonight?”

Derrick stepped closer and I held my ground. I wasn’t scared of him in most regards but it was beyond foolish to consider dropping my guard. He kept his voice low to ask, “Who told you the truth?”

I ignored his question and continued pressing. “When was the last time you saw Fallon? When was the last time he was here in Chicago, in 2014?”

Consternation rolled from Derrick in waves. “You can’t imagine the level of shit you would be in if my father or Fallon knew any of this.” He all but spit his brother’s name, the word drenched in bitterness. So that particular detail proved no different in this timeline.

“How would they know? Do you plan to tattle on me?” I jabbed his chest with an index finger; I had everything to lose but I couldn’t stop now. I stabbed the same outstretched finger in the direction of the ballroom. “I will march out there and tell every fucking person here tonight what I know about Fallon the time-traveling wonder boy unless you tell me when you saw him last! Do you know what he did to our lives, yours included? Did he tell you?”

“For fuck’s sake, keep your voice down! You would be dead in a matter of hours, do you hear me?”

I gulped back my next threat and searched his eyes; he wasn’t bluffing.

Derrick lifted a hand. It fluttered through the air like a moth, unsure where to alight now that it had taken flight, falling short of cupping my face.

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