Carver: Alpha Cops - Book 1 by King Sadie

Author:King, Sadie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-28T16:00:00+00:00

6

Amber

I turn the key in the lock and push open the door to my old flat. It’s quiet inside, and I let out a sigh of relief. Carver didn’t want me coming back here, so if no one’s home I can quickly grab the rest of my things and be done with the place for good.

The stairs creak as I go up them and into my room. I drop my backpack by the door and pull out a couple of trash bags. I was too embarrassed with Carver here yesterday; I didn’t want him to see that I needed to use trash bags to stuff my things into.

I open the top drawer and start stuffing clothes into the first bag. I don’t own a lot of stuff, so it only takes two bags before I’ve got everything.

I give the tiny room one last look and turn to go. Leaning against the door frame is Jess.

“You moving out?” She eyes my bags disdainfully.

“Yeah.”

She arches her eyebrows at me. “I didn’t think you could afford anywhere else.”

“I’m staying with a friend for a few days until I figure it out.”

“Can’t get away quick enough, huh?”

I wait for her to say something about the concert, but she just stands there watching me, chewing a wad of gum.

I’m suddenly full of anger towards her. “Why did you run away and leave me last night?”

She smiles. “Oh yeah. Sorry about that.” Her expression shows she’s anything but sorry.

I wait for her to continue but she doesn’t.

“You dragged me into it and then ran off and left me. I got arrested, you know.”

Her eyes light up, and she laughs as if it’s all a big joke.

“Good for you!”

“No, not good for me. I was put in a cell with a bunch of drunk and rowdy women. There was nothing good about it.” I leave out the fact that I met a hot policeman.

“Did they charge you?”

“No.”

“You’re lucky. Just a warning, I guess.”

I nod.

“I’ve been arrested before, you see,” she says.

My eyes go wide in surprise.

“That’s why I ran. If the cops had caught me, I would have been in a lot of trouble. But you...” She waggles a finger at me. “Now you’ve got a cool story to tell. The time you spent a night in the cells.” She leans back and laughs as if she’s given me a big gift.

“It’s not funny, Jess. It’s not something you do to a friend, leave them on their own like that.”

The smile suddenly disappears off her face. “Yeah, well I’ll tell you something else you don’t do to a friend. You don’t hit on the guy they’re into.”

For a moment I gape at her. Surely she can’t know Carver.

She points her finger at my chest, poking me through the fabric of my sweater. “You know I like Carl, and you’ve been chasing after him all this time.”

“Carl?” I almost choke. “Our housemate Carl?” Surely she can’t mean the beer swilling, joint smoking, sleazy Carl who Carver had up against the wall last night.

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