Southern Heart by Madison Natasha

Author:Madison, Natasha
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Natasha Madison
Published: 2021-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Chelsea

"You guys have twenty-four hours." I look over at Mayson, his hands and teeth clenched. "Twenty-four hours to find him. After that, I’m playing this game on my own." If I didn’t fear him before and I didn’t know him, I would be scared. I would be very scared.

"I’m going to go back to the station," my uncle Jacob says. "I’m going to get extra eyes on the house tonight."

"I’m going to go and pack her bag," my father says, and I just look at him. Everyone looks over at him. "He needs to stay here." He points at Mayson. "That doesn’t mean she needs to stay here with him."

"He’s right," Mayson says just as I say, "Absolutely not."

All eyes turn to me. "I am not leaving my home," I say softly, and my father starts to shake his head. "I am not leaving my fucking house."

"Chelsea," Mayson says, almost as a warning.

I shake my head hard now. "I am not going to leave my home," I tell him. "I am not leaving here because this is my home. So if this man who was watching me thinks he’s going to just come into my house." I laugh, and if I didn’t know myself, I would say I sound like I’m losing it. And maybe I am losing it. "I don’t know who the man was. I don’t know what he wanted. But I know one thing. I’m not letting him scare me out of my house." I look over at Mayson, hoping he can read between those lines. Because what I really want to say is I’m not leaving you.

"Five minutes ago, you couldn’t even breathe," Quinn says, and I glare at him.

"Well, now I’m fine," I say through clenched teeth. "I’m going to change," I tell the room, "and I think everyone has something to do." I look at Amelia. "Bring the food in."

I turn and walk toward my bedroom, and I’m not surprised that Amelia and Quinn both follow me into my bedroom. "You guys," I say, turning on them and see that Quinn has closed the door.

"This stops now," Quinn says to me. "You can not stay here."

"I, for once, agree with Quinn," Amelia says. "You can let him stay here. But you." She points at me. "You need to pack a bag and come stay with me. The guys can get someone else to come in here."

"I can stay here," Quinn says, and I look at him.

"You are one second away from shooting him yourself.” I point at him.

"I won’t hurt him." He smirks now. "If anything, you can always fix him up."

"That isn’t funny." I close my eyes and sit on the bed.

Amelia comes over and puts her arm around me. "I know you want to help."

"It’s more than that," I tell her and look over at Quinn. "I know you think I’m just some stupid kid with a crush, and I’ll get over it. But…"

"Nothing we can say will make you change your mind?" Quinn asks, and I know I don’t even have to answer him.

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