Unspoken by Danes Ellie

Author:Danes, Ellie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Unspoken
Publisher: Ellie Danes
Published: 2019-05-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

I wanted to throw something—anything—but I held back. I couldn’t believe Cain had upped and left, at Ashley’s beck and call. I stood, still staring at the door in amazement. For some reason, Cain felt the need to be the knight in shining armor to Ashley, his assistant and late girlfriend’s sister.

I flopped down on my couch, punched a pillow, and let the tears flow. So much was against us—including my dad—could we realistically make this work? I was beginning to doubt it, although I could not deny the attraction between us. I thought about calling Aimee; it had been a few days since I had chatted with my closest friend, but I hated to call her now, when I was in the middle of yet another crisis.

The familiar sound of my buzzing phone caught my attention. I reached down and looked at the screen, hoping it was Cain calling to apologize for how he had left. Nothing. The buzzing sound continued and I traced it to the dining room table. It was Cain’s phone. The brightly illuminated screen displayed Ashley’s name on the caller ID.

I quietly groaned, but hesitantly decided to answer it. I tapped the “accept call” button and paused.

“Hello? Cain? Are you there?” Ashley’s panicked whisper caught my attention.

“Hi, Ashley, this is Jennifer.” I spoke as calmly as I could.

“Jennifer? Where’s Cain? Oh my god, I can’t believe this is happening. Is he on the way?”

“What is it? What’s going on, Ashley?” I felt a frightening urgency rise in the pit of my stomach.

“Someone is here! They’re tearing through the offices. I don’t know what to do. Where’s Cain? Are you with him?” Ashley’s voice cried into the phone.

“No, he’s on the way. Did you call the police? Can you see them?” I tried to remain calm, but I felt as if Cain were walking directly into a trap.

Ashley sniffed and her voice quivered. “I can’t see anything now. As soon as I heard them rustling through the office I hid in the conference room closet. I can hear them, but I can’t see where they are. There are two of them.”

“Ashley! Listen to me. Call the police, right now. If Cain walks in on them it could be bad. I’ll call them too. Everything is going to be ok.” I hung up the phone, grabbed my tennis shoes, purse and phone.

I continuously thought about wanting to call Cain, but it was only when I gave in and dialed his number I stupidly realized I had his phone.

I slammed the door behind me and raced to my car. My heart was pumping like a crazed machine, and I drove like a bat out of hell. All I could think of was Cain, walking into that situation alone. Why wouldn’t Ashley have told him? Why would she invite him to the office like that? My mind raced in a million different directions and I remembered I needed to call the police.

With one hand, I frantically dialed 911. “Yes, my name is Jennifer Dunning, I’m calling to report a break in.

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