Page 65 of Surge

I picked up the second time it went off. "What?"

"It's your sister."

There were few things that shook me to my core. One was thinking about my mother, and another was the possibility of my sister joining my mother.

I took off down the stairs, Blake right behind me. I knew I was in no state to drive so I headed to his car, which was faster anyway.

"Where are you going?" Riley was in the doorway, knife in hand, looking confused.

I rounded the car and opened the passenger door before speaking. "You better pray, Kline, because if my sister-"

"Jax. Get in." Blake was the definition of calm as he gave me a warning look over the top of the car. "It's not her fault."

I got in and slammed the car door as Blake started the engine. I shut my eyes and hoped my sister hadn't taken a turn for the worse.

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