Rogue Reformatory: Breakout (Supernatural Misfits Academy Book 3) by Amber Lynn Natusch & Marty Mayberry

Author:Amber Lynn Natusch & Marty Mayberry [Natusch, Amber Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Maddy

“Your uncle’s on the Council?” I shouted at Rhys. I scrambled to my feet, wincing when I saw the wet mark on Rhys’s mom’s sofa. But wet clothing and sofa stains were the least of my worries. “Maybe you should’ve mentioned that little fact before we came here? We need to leave. Now .”

“It’s okay.” Rhys tugged me back down to sit beside him and took my hand, linking our fingers. “He’s a former Council member.” His gaze met his mother’s, and I sensed wordless communication. “He left for a very good reason, didn’t he, Mom?”

“Of course.”

“You’re saying we can trust him?” I asked.

“With our lives,” Rhys said with full confidence, but shadows lurked in his eyes, giving me doubt.

“No worries. He’ll behave.” Olivia’s gaze fell to our clasped hands, and she smiled. “I’m glad to see you found a bit of happiness during your time away, Rhys. After what happened with…” Her smile faded.

Did Olivia mean his girlfriend? The one who’d supposedly committed suicide?

“Do you plan to share what happened with Maddy, Rhys?” his mother asked.

His lips tightened. “I already did.”

Olivia nodded slowly. “Good.” Her gaze fell on me. “They called it a suicide.” She scowled. “I’m convinced that the school killed her.”

“It’s just like what happened with you and Cece, Amelia got into trouble and was sent to Wadsworth.” Rhys’s gaze met mine. “She wasn’t strong like you. She was a gentle person; she wouldn’t hurt anyone. And I knew being in prison would break her. So I made sure I was sent there, too.” His hand clenched tight around mine, and I winced. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. Anyway, I knew Amelia wouldn’t last long at a place like Wadsworth, and I was right. I’d barely arrived before she was dead. They called it a suicide but she never would have done anything like that.” His shoulders slumped, and anguish came through in his voice. “That’s when I started to suspect something horrible was going on there. You know what they did to her. We saw the evidence in the basement.”

“They murdered her like they tried to murder my sister. Like they would’ve killed me, given time.”

“My uncle was working out an escape plan when I met you. He had an in with one of the keepers, who would get me out for a stiff price.” He and his mother shared a worried look. “I told him I couldn’t leave. I had to stay and figure out what was going on. And then I met you, and I couldn’t leave you to the same fate as Amelia. Actually, I couldn’t leave anyone to that fate. I had to do something.” Strain came through in his voice. “I had to end it, but I couldn’t do it alone. My uncle and parents were trying to find evidence of what was really going on there. But by then all hell had broken loose.”

“I’m relieved that you’re out of that horrible place,” Olivia said. “But you started a chain of events no one could have predicted.

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