Deliver Us by Skyla Madi

Author:Skyla Madi [Madi, Skyla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

C A L E B

I’m an asshole.

I replay the argument in my head over and over, and I hate myself more and more. I allowed myself to get lost in my anger, my jealousy, and my selfishness. Who the fuck am I to demand she drop everything in New York and follow me to Arizona? Who am I to twist her arm into doing what I want? I’m no better than Nick, who, by the way, is a giant dick.

And the kiss…she’s right. I’m breaking my own damn heart. It was clear she wasn’t a willing participant, but I treated her like the instigator. I’m pathetic.

I push off the wall with a shiver. It’s too damn cold to stay out here.

Inside the apartment, the air is warm, and it thaws me out almost instantly. I glance around the space, and my stomach sinks like a stone. Wade and Lara are the only ones here. They’re bent over the dining room table, clearing away the dishes.

“Where’s Nick?” I ask, sauntering over.

Don’t say with Cassia, because I will lose it. I stand beside Lara, who stacks my full plate on top of hers, and I pluck my half-eaten bread roll from the top. Wade exhales and lifts his stare. My muscles coil with apprehension. Dread punches holes through my gut.

“Down the hall with Fiona.” He points in their direction, a paper towel scrunched in his hand. “You’re right. He is a real piece of shit.”

“He’s drunk,” Lara says, like that should excuse his behavior.

I scoff, then take a bite of my bread roll and dump it back on the plate as Wade rolls his eyes.

“That’s no excuse, Lara. I’m drunk off my ass and I’m not harassing you.” He swipes the paper towel along the wooden table surface. “Have I ever treated you horribly while under the influence?”

Lara shakes her head, and her full lips curve into an adoring smile. “No.”

“No,” he confirms and strolls to the kitchen for the bin, dumping crumbs and an empty beer bottle into it. It clashes with more bottles inside.

Swallowing the bread, I lick my teeth. “And Cassia? Where’s she?”

“She left.”

My eyebrows lift. “Left? The apartment?”

He nods. “Yep, and to be honest, I don’t know if she’s gonna come back. I sure as hell wouldn’t.”

I frown. What happened while I was outside? Guilt twists my insides. I didn’t have her back tonight. Not once. Now, she’s walking around New York at night—a glacial winter’s night, no less—miserable and alone.

“It’s fucking cold out,” is all I can say as I move toward the door.

I pull my jacket tighter around me and zip it all the way up.

“It’s probably best to wait for her to come back. You won’t find her,” Lara calls after me, but I ignore her.

I’m not waiting around. There could be a catastrophic blizzard outside and I’d still go. I dig into my jacket pocket for my phone and try calling her. Three times, it rings out. Giving up, I open Snapchat and use their map feature, silently praying she still has her location enabled.

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