The Finish Line (The Ravenhood Book 3) by Kate Stewart

Author:Kate Stewart [Stewart, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2024-07-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Tobias

Tim set up their RV for the night, insisting they sleep in it, no doubt due to the drama that unfolded today. I helped him set up camp, and with Cecelia occupied with her mother, dashed away to check both phones.

Oz identified the asshole watching us and is digging further into his background at my order.

Tyler was able to execute my request for air coverage, and the ETA was a half hour.

And fuckwit’s superior ordered me to continue my watch and report. After a tension-relieving shower, I spent the rest of my day satisfied with bought time, intent on figuring out Antoine’s motives and intent.

I will have to utilize my time wisely to make more headway with Cecelia, and I plan to do just that as soon as our unexpected guests leave.

After dinner, we gathered around a makeshift campfire Tim and I managed to scrounge up outside their camper.

Cecelia, Diane, and I sip wine as Tim tosses back the beer he has stocked in his cooler. We are all a few drinks in when Diane speaks up, inevitably ending a day’s worth of progress.

“You haven’t mentioned Dominic,” she asks, looking between Cecelia and me. “Where is he now?”

I stop the glass halfway to my mouth as Cecelia’s expression falls, and she turns questioning eyes to mine. We’ve never been faced with the question together, and try as I might, it’s clear on both our faces.

Diane looks between us, her eyes budding with fear. “Please tell me he’s okay,” she pleads with me as Tim grips her hand in his.

“He died six years ago,” Cecelia speaks at the same time I do.

“I think it’s time you know the truth.” Cecelia’s gaze locks on mine as I finish. “The whole truth.”

“Tobias—”

“It’s time,” I stress softly before staring into the campfire.

“Tobias,” Cecelia urges my eyes her way, and I gaze back at her, the fire lifting some of the red tint in her chestnut hair as she quietly assesses me.

“It’s time.”

After a few tense moments, Cecelia nods somberly. For the next few hours, we take turns talking, and I reveal a lot of my story, of the moments I’ve been reliving since I’ve been in Virginia, taking the opportunity to come a bit cleaner with Cecelia.

I leave out my history with Antoine, a secret I’ve kept for twenty years. As Cecelia and I recall the details of our sordid past together, Diane’s eyes dart wildly between us while Timothy speaks up every so often with a question or a “holy shit.”

At one point, too much truth sends Diane into a tailspin, her emotions getting the best of her, especially when we relay the events of the night Dom died and the aftermath. Thankfully, she maintains enough composure to make it through the recall of Cecelia’s return to Triple Falls leading up to me coming for her three weeks ago.

“And so now . . .” Diane eyes me, her voice hoarse, “what will you do?”

“I’m leaving that up to your daughter,” I say honestly.

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