Page 98 of Defiant Beta

Fuck.

I spin around, eyeing the room with the disgusting, probably unwashed in ten years' sheets, the lack of a window, and the mirrored ceiling I requested for reasons only known to my weird ass mind.

I spot a door and head toward it.

“Where are you going?” Levi calls out.

“There might be a window in the bathroom,” I call back and step into the bathroom, spin around, and immediately walk out again, shuddering as I close the door firmly behind me.

Levi looks at me. “No window?”

“Or cleaning products ever used.” I shudder again as I vigorously scratch my arms, craving an hour-long blistering hot shower. “Any luck with the door?”

“Check if there’s a phone to call the front desk.”

I guess no luck with the door.

I search both sides of the bed for a phone. “Nothing.”

I don’t know why I’m surprised. This room charges by the hour, and the guy at the front desk was on drugs. He’s not going to be offering room service.

At the door, I shout, “Hello! We’re locked in here. Can someone help?”

Nothing.

I try shouting again.

“It’s like we’re the only ones in here,” I mutter.

“My guess is everyone is preoccupied with other matters,” he says dryly.

Yeah. I got that with the eavesdropping.

Levi places the doorknob on the floor and reaches for his cell phone.

“Calling for help?” I brighten.

“I’ll try the front desk.”

He searches the internet for the motel number, dials it, and it rings out.

I frown. “Why isn’t he answering?”

“Asleep? Doing drugs? Just doesn’t care? Who knows?” Levi dials again with no response.

“I’ll call for backup.” He calls two numbers, then curses. “Vincent isn’t answering.”

No surprise there with that news announcement. He’s probably battling to put out a million fires before the Council replaces him. “And Xavier?”

I watch him tap out a text message.

Moments later, his cell phone vibrates, and a text message appears on his screen. “He can’t leave the school now. He’ll slip out when he can.”

I stare at him. “So, we might be here for a while.”

He nods. “Yep.”

“I was afraid you were going to say that.”

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