Page 86 of Marked By the Pack
Emma rubbed her hand up and down my back.
“Zoey,” Otto said. “Don’t leave with him. We can work this out. We…”
“One more step and I’ll end you,” Callum said.
“Zoey,” Otto said again. “Please.”
I didn’t have anything else to say.
“I love you,” Otto said. “Don’t do this.”
He loves me?
Callum pulled me out of the vault.
But I looked at Otto over my shoulder. He looked…dejected. Part of me just wanted to run over and hug him. The other more sensible part of me wanted to run away from this fucking town.
“She’s shaking,” Emma said.
“I’ve got her.” Callum lifted me into his arms. He carried me out of the bank. “I think she’s in shock. Let’s get her home.”
I pressed the side of my face against Callum’s hard chest. I was so grateful for them for coming for me. But I wasn’t in shock. At least, not anymore. I’d been in shock when it felt like I was locked in that vault for an hour. But now my heart just hurt.
I thought I’d finally found something real.
I closed my eyes but all I could see was the pained expression on Otto’s face. He looked haunted. I didn’t want him to feel that way.
It hadn’t been that long, but I’d already grown used to falling asleep in his arms. He loved me. And everything just really fucking hurt.
Emma opened the door to my house and Callum carried me inside.
“Whoa, what happened?”
I opened my eyes. I’d totally forgotten that Kebe would be here. And she looked very concerned. There was a strong likelihood that I looked like a hot mess right now. I just stared at her. I had zero energy for this discussion. Today had not been a great day for her to move in.
“Long story,” Emma said. “Callum, let’s get Zoey upstairs.”
“No,” I said. “I’m okay. Really. You can put me down.” I didn’t want Callum to see my room. Emma had probably already told him about my camming. But just in case she hadn’t…I still wanted to keep it on the down low.
Callum lowered me to the floor.
“Callum, the real estate agent. I’ve heard so much about you.” Kebe offered her hand to him.
He shook it. And maybe my mind was still lagging from earlier, but I swear he held her hand a beat too long. And I didn’t love the way his smile came so easy to his lips.
Callum liked frowning. It was kind of his thing. Why was he smiling at Kebe like that?
“Come on,” Emma said and put her arm behind my back. “Let’s get you upstairs.”
Kebe and Callum started laughing about something.
I couldn’t really say that Callum was cold toward me. He’d literally just saved me. But…he didn’t look at me like that. Or laugh with me like that.
“I’m okay,” I said when we reached the landing. “You should go back down there and hang out.” Kebe seemed cool, but I didn’t really know her. What if she one of those girls who loved sleeping with men in relationships? I wasn’t going to let her flirt with Callum all night just because I wanted to curl up in a ball and let Emma hold me while I cried.
Emma ignored me and pulled me down the hall. She opened my door and practically dragged me inside. “What happened tonight?”
“They’re…they…”
