Resisting Ruby Rose

Author:Humphries, Jessie [Humphries, Jessie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Mystery, Detectives, Murder, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, Teen & Young Adult, Crime Fiction, Mysteries & Thrillers, Mysteries, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 1477825088
Publisher: Skyscape
Published: 2014-10-28T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

I sat in Fake Big Black outside Liam’s house, wondering what to do. No one was home, and Liam wasn’t answering my calls or texts. I tried to think of how I could track him down, or at least lure him into talking to me.

I also had to decide what to do about the bombardment of other calls, texts, and emails I’d been getting from everyone I didn’t want to speak to right now: Mathews, who was leaving me voicemail, wondering where I was and informing me about my mom’s steady condition; Quinn, who kept texting to make sure I was OK; and Skryker, who had sent an email verification that four million U.S. dollars had been placed in a bank account in my name, with instructions on how to access it at my convenience. I guessed Quinn had bargained for more money on my behalf, despite my sudden departure from his house.

I had rested my head on the steering wheel and was calculating my next move when a knock on my window sent my hand to the hidden console on reflex. Until I remembered—this wasn’t Big Black, and Smith (my handgun) wasn’t inside.

My heart rate slowed when I saw the salt-and-pepper beard. I rolled down my overly tinted window and bit back the string of insults I wanted to unleash on him. “What do you want?”

“Why?” Silver asked, clearly upset with me. Like I was a naughty little three-year-old who had stolen a cookie out of the jar.

“Why what?” I asked in a childish tone. He always brought out the traumatized kid in me. I never seemed to be able to act like an adult around him.

“Why did you accept the offer? I thought I made myself clear.”

“Here’s the thing, Dad,” I said, making myself clear. “You don’t get to say what I do with my life.”

He took a deep breath before responding. “What about your mother? Does she have a say?”

“I don’t know which mother you’re talking about, but no, neither of my mothers are in a position to influence my decision.” I began rolling the window up.

“Liam’s about to get himself into trouble,” he said, making my finger pause on the button. “Ruby, listen to me.”

I pressed the button the opposite way from what I’d intended.

“What do you mean?” I asked. “What kind of trouble?”

“We can’t talk about it here,” he said, looking around again. “Follow me, understand?”

I nodded and watched him walk down the street to a nondescript blue sedan. As soon as he flipped on his lights, I flipped on mine and followed him into the night.

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