Page 61 of The Truth Between

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Ifought a yawn that begged me to let it loose as I tried to get comfortable in my car. It was way too damn early to be awake, yet here I was, on alert as I waited for my target to make her next move.

Aria had left her house in the dead of night and parked her car near Soren Grant’s home. To say that was strange was an understatement.

What the hell was she doing here?

I had a small inkling about why she might be here, but I wanted to be absolutely sure that was what was occurring. Then I saw a figure dressed all in black hop into Aria’s car, and they took off down the street.

This was the last thing I’d expected her to do, and her brother was going to be pissed.

I pulled away from the side of the road, making sure to keep enough distance between me and Aria so she wouldn’t suspect anything. I used my dashboard to call Parker. He was going to be pissed about me calling him this late at night, but he told me to call him at any time, so here we are.

Once I found Parker’s number, I clicked send and the phone rang and rang. This more than likely meant Parker was either asleep or in the middle of fucking someone, but I was just doing my job.

Finally, I heard someone answer the phone, but it took another couple of seconds before a groggy voice broke through the silence. “Do you know what time it is?”

“I do. But you told me to call whenever I had an important update on Aria.”

“I suspect you do then?”

“I do. She’s just helped Iris escape Soren’s home.”

Silence followed my comment, and for a second, I wondered if he’d fallen back to sleep.

“She. Did. What?”

“Yep. You heard me correctly.”

“There’s no way she would have done that. Aria knows better.”

I cleared my throat. “I swear I saw it with my own two eyes. Based on where we are headed now, I think they might be driving to the city.”

There was another pause, filled only with Parker’s heavy breathing. I hoped he wasn’t having a heart attack because that would be shitty on so many different levels. “Where are they now? Are you following them?”

“Yes,” I said as I cleared my throat. “Keeping a safe distance. They haven’t noticed me.”

“Keep it that way,” Parker ordered. “Stay on them. Update me with their every move. Do not let them get away.”

“I don’t plan on it.”

Parker hung up on me, and I put all my attention back on driving.

I kept a steady distance from Aria’s car, making sure that I remained just out of her rearview mirror so she wouldn’t get suspicious. I wished there were more cars on the road because it would be easier to blend in, but there was nothing I could do about that.

A text message appeared on my console, and I saw that it was from Parker.

Parker: Are there any changes?

I used voice to text to send a message back.

Me: Still on the same route, heading closer to the city.

Parker: I’m also in the city, so I can meet you wherever as soon as possible.

That was good to know.

Before I could respond, Parker sent another text message.

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