Spice by Seressia Glass

Author:Seressia Glass
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

The dance beat that signaled Audie’s ringtone jerked Nadia out of a sound sleep. She fumbled for the phone on the nightstand, conscious of Kane’s warm bulk behind her. “Hello?”

“Nadia.”

“Audie? What time is it?”

“I don’t know.” Audie’s muffled voice wavered, thinned out. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have called you.”

“Wait.” Nadia sat up, rubbing away sleep. “You sound weird. What’s wrong? Did something bad happen?”

“Yeah.” Audie choked back a sob. “I messed up, Nadia. I messed up so bad. Can you come?”

“Of course I can.” Audie had been acting strange for the last couple of days, but refused to talk to Nadia about whatever was bothering her despite Nadia’s repeated attempts to get her to talk. In the short time that she’d known the younger woman, Nadia had never seen Audie cry, though she knew the redhead had plenty of reason to. She knew Audie’s gleeful fuck-em-all attitude—literally and figuratively—was a weapon in the arsenal she used to keep people at bay, to protect the scared little girl she kept hidden away. For that armor, so ingrained, to crack now meant that something truly horrible had happened.

Nadia slid out of bed as Kane stirred. “Are you at home?”

“Yeah,” Audie said. “My neighbor called the police. I don’t want to talk to them without you here.”

Police? Dread gripped her as she searched for her clothes, only to remember that she’d been in harem girl mode all weekend, which meant no clothes. She juggled the phone as she found and opened her overnight bag, pulling out a sweater and a pair of jeans. What the hell had happened at Audie’s that the police needed to be called? “Audie, I’m on the way. But if the police get there before I do, you have to let them in, okay? You don’t want them to break the door down or anything dangerous.”

“Okay.” Another sob. “Don’t call Sugar or Vanessa. Please.”

God. “All right, Audie. I won’t call them. I’ll be there in a few minutes. I promise.”

She disconnected, tossing the phone on the bed before hopping into the jeans, followed by her bra and the sweater. She turned to find Kane out of bed, already getting dressed. “It’s Audie. Something’s happened.”

“So I gathered.” He pulled his jeans on, carefully tucking himself in. “Do you know what’s going on?”

“No, but it must be bad. Audie never asks for help. And she never cries.” She grabbed her phone, headed for the hall. “I have to go.”

“Of course. I’m going with you.”

She turned to face him. “You don’t have to do that.”

“I know.” He nudged her hip to propel her back into motion. “I’m going anyway.”

“It might not be a good idea,” she argued, heading for the door. She didn’t think Audie would appreciate her bringing Kane along, and, if she was being completely honest, she wasn’t sure she wanted Kane to see the messier aspects of her life and her friends’ lives. Though Audie was a part of their recovery group, Nadia and the others all knew Audie hadn’t hit her rock bottom yet.

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