Without End (The Other Side of Dead Book 3) by T.S. Epperson
Author:T.S. Epperson [Epperson, T.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Multivalent Press
Published: 2023-05-08T16:00:00+00:00
In front of her apartment, two hours later, at 1am, she was slumped against the uteâs door. She was so numb, Spikeâs voice didnât even bring a reaction.
âChloe, youâre home. Get out.â
She looked up at him. Her eye was swelling shut, she felt like her lips and cheek wur the size of a red-hot grapefruit.
âYa remember what we agreed on.â
She nodded.
âYa call in sick fa at least several days. Ya donât go out of the house.â
She nodded.
âSomebody finds out youâre hurt, ya tell âem ya wur cliff diving, alone, and ya hit the rocks.â
She nodded.
âNow get out, ya little gobber.â
She grabbed the door handle. It hurt to move. She carefully stepped down out of the cab, with a wince that made her catch her breath.
âSay it.â
âIâm a mutt.â
âSay it again.â
âIâm a mutt.â
He stared at her hard, menacing.
âYa know I can find ya anytime.â
She nodded.
âAnd I know ya family.â
She nodded.
âIf ya Dad finds out about this, Iâm goinâ to kill him and feed him to the sharks. Understand?â
She nodded.
âNow get ya nasty tail away from my ute.â
She turned to leave.
âChloe, look at me.â
She turned, wincing again.
âI had a real nice time. Weâre gonna have ta do this again, soon.â
He started laughing, slammed the door, and his ute sped away, spinning out, pelting her with gravel. She didnât care. Whatâs a little gravel once youâre already dead? She limped toward the door, everything hurting, beach towel dragging the ground, her bare foot lower than the one dragging along the broken thong. She didnât care.
âHey, Joe. How ya doinâ, mate?â
âIâm alright, Mia. Howâre you?â
âI was just checkinâ to see how last night went.â
âLast night?â
âYeah, fish and chips with Becky and Chloe?â
âOh. That. Didnât Chloe tell ya? She ditched us. Left the beach early, with Spike. I tried to stop her, Mia, but she was actinâ like a stupid little girl and wasnât nothing I could do to slow her down.â
âYou and Becky went out to dinner by yourselves?â
âNah. The thing with Chloe took the wind out of my sails. We agreed to do a raincheck and set up another night when Chloe could join us.â
âShe left with Spike?â
âIâm sorry, Mia. Like I said, I couldnât talk her out of it. It was foul, seeing the two of them go off together.â
âJoe, I canât reach her.â
âWhat? You havenât seen her? I was assuming you would have gotten a full report by now.â
âJoe, I gotta go. Iâll call ya after Iâve had a chance to talk to Chloe.â
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