Page 81 of Lovers Fate

Draco: I owe you one.

L: Don’t make me do that again.

Draco: Then you shouldn’t have sent me the video. Where is she?

L: Safe.

After what I said, there’s no way I can show up and expect her to do what I want. Kaden said she wouldn’t open the door when he dropped her off and she practically bolted to her room. If she didn’t want to talk to him, there is no way she’ll give me the time of day. Not that it would stop me from doing what I want anyway but it would defeat the purpose of pushing her in the first place. I keep telling myself it’s for our safety as well as hers. But is she safe? Men flock to this woman when they lay eyes on her and I don’t like it.

D: Where?

L: I don’t kiss and tell.

I clench my teeth because he’s meddling. I can feel it in my bones.

D: I’ll find her.

L: Good luck trying.

What the fuck does that mean? I swipe up and open the app to check the camera and my blood runs cold. I check the time and it’s five a.m. Where is she?

D: Where and don’t fuck with me.

I grip the phone looking for my keys. I find them on the counter and grab a hoodie pulling it over my head.

My phone vibrates and I swipe up.

L: I’m not a vine or a leaf. I hang. I sway. I’m sturdy and free.

I can’t get down.

Until you free me.

What am I?

I roll my eyes.

D: Stop fucking around and tell me what I need to know.

L: A rope. 1213 Stockbridge Ave.

I smile, the urge bubbling in my veins like liquid poison.

I walk out of my trailer and find Kaiden leaning on my car. “Do you need a hand?”

I ignore him and walk around to the driver’s side and open the door.

“Where are you going?” Dahlia says walking out of her trailer. She must have been waiting for me to walk out or Kaiden has a big fucking mouth.

“I’m going out,” I announce.

“It’s late,” Dahlia points out.

My lips twist in a sneer. “What, you’re my mother now?”

I watch her flinch from the sting of my words. She knows better than to question me.

“Sounds like you do,” Kaden says, getting in.

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