Red Queen: A College Bully Romance (Red Thorns Crew Book 3) by Rebel Hart

Author:Rebel Hart [Hart, Rebel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amore Publishing
Published: 2020-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

22

Dani

The first thing I smelled was a lack of him. His cologne was fading away. And the cool sheets on his side of the bed startled me awake. I quickly rose up, whipping my head around to see if I could find him. But when Max was nowhere to be found, I threw the covers off me.

“Max?”

My feet hit the floor and I hissed at the cold. I stumbled around, trying to get my bearings. It was morning. The sun was trying so hard to peek through the blackout curtains in his bedroom. I made my way over to the bathroom and flipped on the light, straining to see if he was in there.

“Max, where are you?”

I turned around and read the room. At least, I tried to. I rubbed my eyes, clearing them of their crusted sleep, and that’s when relief washed over me. The drawers on the dresser hung open. A shirt had been cast to the floor. A pair of socks lay in the corner, as if they had been tried on before someone said ‘nope, no thanks.’

Max is up for the day.

The room didn’t look disheveled. It didn’t look as if someone had a fight or was hurt, in any way. I drew in a deep breath, trying to get the trembling in my hands to go away as my legs found their strength. I was still on edge. Even after falling asleep next to Max last night, I still felt worked up. I had to find a way to calm myself down, to ground myself again.

Max is fine. I’m fine. Everything’s fine.

Except for his father still being alive.

Something lit up in the corner, though, and it caught my eye. I wandered back over toward the light, only to find my phone flashing on the bedside table. I saw my father calling, and I picked up the phone. I ignored the phone call to check and see if Max had sent me anything. Or called of his own volition. But the numbers that reflected back at me raised my eyebrows.

“Thirty-seven missed calls?” I murmured.

My phone started flashing again with my father’s name popping up. I sat myself on the edge of the bed. At some point in time, I’d have to talk to them. I couldn’t simply cast them out, like I had Hannah. They were my parents. And I knew they’d pester me until kingdom come if I didn’t answer the phone.

I braced myself for the inevitable.

“Morning, Dad.”

I heard him sigh with relief. “My word, thank heavens. Dani, where are you? Are you all right?”

I resisted the urge to hang up. “I’m fine, Dad.”

“Okay. Then tell me where you are. I’m coming to get you.”

“I said I’m okay.”

“I get that. Now I’m coming to get you.”

“No, you’re not.”

He sighed. “Danika, don’t make me fight with you in front of your mother. She’s already worried sick enough as it is.”

I shrugged. “Then don’t fight me. I’m fine. I’m safe. That’s all that’s pertinent to this situ--”

“Where are you? You tell me right now.

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