The Alias Men by F. T. Bradley

Author:F. T. Bradley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

All this Baker talk made me realize I’d better go home, or Mom might nix this whole movie gig. I was in Los Angeles for the family reunion, after all. If I spent too much time away, I was asking for a random parent knee-jerk reaction. I called her, and then Mike, so I’d have a ride home.

After I dried off and used Kate’s trailer to change into my regular clothes from my backpack, I decided to focus my attention on Kurt, also known as Ethan Melais. I’d have him meet me at Griffith Park, this place that has a view of the Hollywood Sign, at eight. What can I say—this whole movie thing made me feel like being dramatic about the showdown.

I hadn’t exactly figured out the details yet on how I would catch the dude. Or how I would talk my parents into letting me leave the family-reunion weekend after spending all day on a Hollywood movie set. But not having a plan had never stopped me before.

I stuck a note on Kurt’s trailer, hoping I wasn’t making things a whole lot more dangerous for myself. Let’s face it: Melais was ready to have me drown in the Pacific to protect his identity. Why not just take me out at Griffith Park?

I was getting seriously paranoid here. But then I remembered Willow’s words: Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean someone isn’t out to get you. And that reminded me: I’d need a ride to Griffith Park. I didn’t want my cousin to tag along—there’d be too many questions, and the odds were good that he’d report back to Mom and Dad.

Maybe I’d just catch a cab.

I left the note, feeling on edge. So I jumped when I heard a car horn honk. I looked up, and it was Savannah, waving out her car’s window.

“Whoa,” she said as I walked up. “Little jumpy, huh?”

“Just cold from the swim.” I leaned on the open window. “How are you?”

“All dry, and ready to go home and have some soup.” She pointed to her fluffy sweatshirt. Her hair was all messed up and still damp. Somehow she looked even prettier than when she was all primped for the movies.

Savannah had a car.

And I needed a ride.

“Actually, maybe you can do me a favor?” I felt a little weird asking her, but told myself it was for a good cause. The Pandora mission. Lives were at stake here—including hers. “Can you pick me up for a drive this evening?”

“Sure, why not?” Savannah leaned forward. “Where are we going?”

“I’ll tell you tonight.” I scribbled my aunt and uncle’s address on a piece of paper and handed it to her. “It’ll be cool.” Only I’d have to make sure Savannah was out of the way when I met Kurt. Because Melais had tried to kill me twice already, so I had to protect Savannah. A minor hitch in my plan, but I worked best when thinking on the go anyway.

I watched Savannah’s car pull away, until I could no longer read the plates.

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