Page 104 of Finish Line

With the topic no longer focused on her, she crosses her arms and purses her lips, waiting for me to leave.

“Have your phone with you, and watch for anything unusual. And like Nick said, lock the door after yourself, even when you’re home.”

“I will. I wouldn’t want him to kidnap me.” She shoos me away.

Sighing, I turn, leave her room, and head back to mine, Luke and Nick following me.

Luke pulls me into his arms. “Is your mom all right?”

“I’m not sure, but I don’t have the energy to think about that. I need to call Cam and the twins to see if they can come over.” I grab my phone and sink onto my bed.

Luke, Nick, and I take seats on my couch, while Cam sits on Mav’s lap in one of the chairs.

Dom, who stands like he always does, crosses his arms. “What’s going on, Firefly?”

I tell them how Roger was waiting for me across the street.

“What did he say?” Cam shivers, and Mav wraps his arms around him.

“He a…” I lick my dry lips.

“It’s all right. We’re right here.” Luke pulls me onto his lap.

“He didn’t want me to forget about him,” I say.

“Like you could, the bastard,” Mav bites out.

Dom’s face reddens, but at least he’s waiting until I finish before he blows his top.

Cam looks me over with concern. “Did he say anything else, Princess?”

“I told him that I didn’t think he cared about me, anymore, since he gave me to Evan.” I take a deep breath and run my hands down my thighs. “He said he’ll get me back for killing Evan.”

Dom paces the living room, his face twisted with rage. “You aren’t allowed to leave this house without one of us being with you.”

“Dom—”

He thrusts out his hand to stop me. “I don’t want to hear it. If you want to go out, one of us has to be there.”

Luke hugs me tighter.

“Hey, knucklehead.” Mav peers around Cam. “How is that going to work when we’re in school?”

Dom puffs out his chest. “We’ll alternate days off.”

About to tell Dom to go to hell, I remembered what he said at the airport about being scared of losing me.

I run my hand down my face and exhale a deep breath.

“Enough!” I wait for everyone to calm down. “I understand you’re all worried about something happening to me, but I have to live my life.”

I lean forward on Luke’s lap. “How about a compromise? I’ll call Cam on my way to and from work.”

“That just means that if something happens, he won’t be around to help you!” Dom throws up his arms.

I stand and walk over to touch his chest. “Trust that I can take care of myself.”

“Plus, you’re forgetting— Sorry for saying this…” Mav glances at Nick. “But having one of us with her didn’t stop Roger from taking her last time.”

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