The Nines by Madison Dakota & Avalon Sierra

Author:Madison, Dakota & Avalon, Sierra [Madison, Dakota]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Short on Time Books
Published: 2015-04-11T16:00:00+00:00

Five

Roxie

Julio drives like it’s the Daytona 500 as we head toward the local park. I’ve only walked through the place a few times and I have no idea where Make Out Ridge is, but Julio seems to have an idea.

His old Buick starts to rattle when it goes over fifty miles an hour. He should probably slow down, but I’m not going to tell him what to do. It would be a waste of breath. He’s determined to get to Claire no matter what it takes.

“You didn’t tell us how you knew where to look,” Hector says. He’s sitting in the front passenger seat, but he turns to look at me.

“You’re right.” I know I need to be careful what I say. Even though I know Julio and Hector are good guys, I have no doubt they would do anything to save Claire, even if it means putting Alexander in danger.

But my loyalties are divided. As much as I care about my roommate I care about Alexander too. There’s been a strong connection between us even when we were just communicating with each other online. Now that we’ve met each other in real life and even despite our twisted history together that connection seems to be growing even stronger.

“You and Alexander must have found something online,” Hector probes.

“We did,” is all I reply.

He heaves a sigh. I can tell he’s not very happy that I’m not telling him and Julio more, but I can’t. I don’t want Alexander to get in trouble and I definitely don’t want him to get killed. “You’re not going to tell us any more, are you?”

I shake my head.

“If you know what happened to her you’ll need to let the police know.”

I gulp. Will the police be able to find out that I changed my name and that I used to be Rovzan Biaev? Will my new name be plastered all over the news again just like my old one was? I can feel my stomach knot at the thought.

As soon as we’re in the park Julio points to a small hill ahead of us and says, “Make Out Ridge is up there. We’ll have to park at the bottom of the hill and hike up the dirt pathway.”

He slams on the breaks in the middle of a small parking area that’s completely deserted. The place most likely comes alive at night when people come here to make out, but right now we’re the only ones here.

Julio and Hector jump out of the car and I follow. They both have long legs and obviously work out because I really struggle to keep up with them as they sprint up the dirt pathway.

The ridge is littered with empty beer bottles and old cigarette butts. I even catch sight of a used condom thrown into a small bush. Obviously the city doesn’t maintain this part of the park very well.

“Where should we look?” Julio directs his question at Hector.

The small cleared area has several benches and a few picnic tables, but it’s pretty rustic and surrounded by woods.

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