Page 63 of Unbreak Me

"It’s hard to believe. How could he ask for something like that, with all the facts staring him in the face?"

"Maybe he knows it wasn’t consensual but still wants to ask you, beg you, perhaps at Ferguson’s urging… for you to testify in their favor. Perhaps they want to pay you more money? To shut you up, to say it was just a game, a play you agreed to…?"

Day clenched his hands into fists.

"I won’t do it! They can’t expect that of me; it would be outrageous…" His lips trembled, and I quickly pulled him closerso he could bury his face in my chest. I could tell it deeply affected him.

Buddy and Max raised their heads, peering at us, clearly picking up on the tense atmosphere.

"Let’s not worry for now, but we definitely should—"

He suddenly snapped his head up, looking me in the eyes. "Remember I told you about other omegas possibly being his victims? I saw a few strange situations… Jared also had suspicions that something eerie was going on, since a couple of Ferguson’s PAs filed their resignations," Day blurted out.

"Did he tell you this?"

"No, I heard him talking about it once with his cousin Alex on the phone, quietly, when he thought I couldn't hear. It’s really hard to imagine he would dare to ask me to keep my mouth shut, having all these clues."

"Well, we don’t know for sure what he wants."

"Also, I know Jared has a very unfavorable prenup with Ferguson; if they divorce, Jared ends up with a small sum in his account. He probably thinks, well… that he must start taking care of his future and his child’s. It's likely that he's hiring a detective now."

I thought for a long moment about what he said. "There are two ways. We can sit and wait for him to find us, or we can confront him."

"Confront? What do you mean?"

"To contact him ourselves and—"

"No! I don't want anything from him! Nor will I testify in Ferguson’s favor! I want him to pay for what he has done…" Day exhaled, his voice shaking, but I could still hear a strong conviction in it. "I won’t back out now—not after all these years of hating my fears…"

"I understand that, Day, but if he really hired a detective, they’ll show up here—it will be on their terms, not ours. If theydo it quickly enough, before the police know about the case, we may have a situation here. And I don’t want to put you at risk."

He took a deep breath. "What do you suggest? I really want to avoid confrontation."

"I was planning to send the email toEast Timestomorrow, but I think, in this scenario, we should rush it. The quicker Nico gets the green light, the better. We can only hope the private detective won’t work faster. We need more eyes on this case; it will be safer that way. Jared was probably in such a hurry to prevent it from coming out."

Day was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly. "Yeah, let’s send the email as quick as we can. Do you have a burner phone?"

"Yes, but I’m not sure it’s a good idea to send the email from here. If someone wanted to track our location, they could use triangulation and calculate the distance from the nearest cell tower to find us. I’d need to get at least a half-hour away from the plantation—Harbury Creek would be best, since it’s the biggest town nearby. Sending the email from there would be much safer."

Day immediately perked up.

"Good idea! I’ll go with you!"

I laughed. "You sure?"

"Of course! This almost sounds like aroad trip!"

Smiling, I rolled my eyes but nodded too. "Well, okay. It’ll be safer anyway. You shouldn’t stay here alone, not with the private detective possibly looking for us."

Day looked a bit restless, as if ready to leave at any moment.

"Alright…" I stood up, and Buddy and Max jumped to their feet as if they wanted to tag along.

"No, no, no. You two stay here and guard the house!" I wagged a finger at them, and Max barked loudly in protest.

Soon after, we left the house and headed for my van. The first thing I did was turn off the GPS, then we hit the road.

Day seemed in surprisingly good spirits. At one point, he even leaned his head out the window, letting the wind mess up his hair. He stayed like that for a bit, eyes closed, just soaking it in.

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