Rogue (Jericho's Boys Book 2) by Onley James

Author:Onley James [James, Onley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

A piercing ringing sound permeated through Levi’s fog of sleep. Dream Levi slapped at the alarm clock that appeared in his dream to no avail. The ringing continued. He blinked himself awake when Shiloh made a distressed sound, burrowing his face into Levi’s neck. He gently displaced him, reaching for where his phone normally lay, but it wasn’t there.

He groaned, crushing Shiloh to reach over him and dangle off the bed, slapping blindly at his jeans, only for the ringing to stop as his hand closed around his phone. He huffed out an irritated sigh, flopping onto his back. He blinked rapidly until the numbers on the bright screen stopped searing his retinas and came into focus. It was four in the morning. He didn’t recognize the number.

Shiloh whined, rubbing his face against Levi’s neck, before snoring softly once more. Levi stifled a laugh. He needed to put his phone on the charger, but he didn’t want to disturb Shiloh. Just as he set the phone down on the mattress, the ringing began again.

What the hell?

Levi swiped to answer. “Hello?” he mumbled, voice raspy from sleep.

“Mr. Akira?”

Levi’s jaw tightened. Only one place called him that. “It’s four in the morning.”

“My name is Nathan Karn. I’m one of the psychiatric nurses here at St. Agnes. I’m sorry to disturb you at this time, sir, but you’re listed as Naomi’s emergency contact.”

“I asked to be removed as emergency contact,” Levi said, voice cold.

“Even so, as her next of kin, I’m required to keep you informed.”

“Next of kin? Is she dead?“

Before the man on the other line could answer, Shiloh propped himself up just enough to look at Levi, face adorably sleepy. “Who ‘sit?” he slurred.

“Nobody, baby,” Levi promised, cupping his face for a moment. “Go back to sleep.”

Shiloh made another noise of complaint, then buried his face in Levi’s armpit with a dreamy sigh. Levi would have laughed if he wasn’t so irritated.

“She’s not dead, Mr. Akira. She’s missing.”

Levi could feel that muscle in his jaw starting to tic. “What?”

“Just as I said. Your mother left the hospital against court orders. We can’t find her.”

Levi didn’t know what they wanted him to do about it. “Well, good luck with that.”

There was a long pause on the other end of the line. “Aren’t you even a little concerned? Your mother is very ill.”

Levi snorted. “If you’re so invested, you go find her. I’ll give you a hint, though. Check all the bars in a half-mile radius of the hospital. She’s probably turning tricks in an alley for cheap beer.”

There was another long pause. Should he just hang up? Why was he even entertaining this guy? He didn’t know Naomi. He certainly didn’t know Levi. Why was he just sitting there, waiting for this stranger to chastise him?

Finally, the man—Nathan?—said, “Has anyone ever talked to you about the possibility that your mother might be schizophrenic?”

Levi stopped short, his heartbeat kicking behind his ribs. “What?”

Nathan cleared his throat. “As Naomi sobered, the staff noticed some

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