Savage Secrets (Vigilante Kings Book 1) by Eva Chance & Harlow King

Author:Eva Chance & Harlow King [Chance, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ink Spark Press
Published: 2022-05-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

FOURTEEN

Madelyn

Dexter stayed quiet through the drive back, flipping through something on his phone, but I couldn’t say I minded. My body was still buzzing with adrenaline after the confrontation in the mechanic shop, my mind whirling.

That guy had been so willing to use physical force to threaten me. What the hell else did they do in that place other than deal in stolen cars?

And where had the menace I’d seen from Logan come from? He’d always stood up to bullies—the fact that he’d done as much for me back in junior high was one of the main reasons I’d first developed a crush on him—but back then he’d done it with easy-going confidence and disarming words. His substantial physical presence had helped, but I’d never seen him go out of his way to be outright intimidating.

But then, I’d already realized that a lot had changed with him.

When I parked outside my residence building, a strange sense of resignation settled over me. This was it. I’d retrieved my car, and the Vigil’s job was complete. No more verbal sparring with Logan, and no more heart-pounding adventures into the criminal underside of the city.

I knew it was for the best, but something tugged at my chest as I thought about going back to my comparatively mundane life with no idea what else these guys were getting into.

As Dexter pushed open the door to get out, nodding to the other guys who’d just pulled up in Logan’s car across from us, I leaned over to open the glove compartment. Now that I knew how easily my car could be stolen, I’d like to put Dad’s box somewhere that seemed a little less precarious. Stashed away in my dorm room seemed like a reasonable temporary solution.

The compartment swung open… and I simply stared.

There was the user’s manual. There was my lip gloss and the first aid kit and mini flashlight I kept in the car for emergencies. A couple of folded papers were sitting on top of the manual, and I snatched them up.

My insurance documentation. The records that I’d been keeping inside Dad’s box… which wasn’t in the glove compartment at all.

I gaped at the opening for a few moments longer, as if the black lacquer box might materialize before my eyes. Then I pawed at the other items in case it’d somehow gotten obscured behind them.

There was no denying it. The box wasn’t there.

I swiveled in my seat, checking under both of the front seats and then peering into the back of the car. No sign of it. I popped the trunk and hurried around to check that too. It still held my spare tire and emergency blanket, but that was it. My stomach twisted.

Slade had sauntered over with a jaunty smile. “Those were some moves you used on that prick back at the shop. Where’d you learn how to do that?”

“Martial arts classes,” I said automatically, my attention still focused on finding my treasured possession. “I took them for years. Wanted to learn how to defend myself.

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